Morality, politics, and law / Michael J. Perry.

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Perry, Michael J

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.Description: 1 online resource (323 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

142373727X
9781423737278
1601297742
9781601297747
9780195064568
0195064569
1280525002
9781280525001
019536239X
9780195362398

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Morality, politics, and law.DDC classification:

340/.112 22

LOC classification:

K247.6 .P47 1990eb

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Contents:

Introduction: The Proper Relation of Morality to Politics; I: What Is "Morality"?; 1 The Naturalist Conception of Moral Knowledge; 2 A Naturalist Perspective on Moral Reasoning and Moral Relativism; II: The Liberal Vision of Morality and Politics; 3 A Critique of the Liberal Political-Philosophical Project; III: An Alternative Vision: Towards a Deliberative, Transformative Politics; 4 Making Law: The Problem of Coercive Legislation; 5 Breaking Law: The Problem of Conscientious Disobedience; 6 Interpreting Law: The Problem of Constitutional Adjudication; Conclusion.

Summary: This treatise explores the proper relationship of moral and religious beliefs to politics and law, focusing particularly on the USA, a country which, the author argues, is morally and religiously pluralistic.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-311) and index.

This treatise explores the proper relationship of moral and religious beliefs to politics and law, focusing particularly on the USA, a country which, the author argues, is morally and religiously pluralistic.