Common morality—in the form of shame, outrage, and stigma—has always been society’s first line of defense against ethical transgressions. Social mores crucially complement the law, Mark Osiel shows, sparing us from oppressive formal regulation. Much of what we could do, we shouldn’t—and we don’t. We have a free-speech right to be offensive, but we know we will face outrage in r...(展开全部)

Most of us believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand of us. We also think that certain types of acts are simply forbidden, even when necessary for promoting the overall good. Here Kagan argues that attempts to defend these sorts of moral limit are inadequate. In thus rejecting two of the most fundamental features of commonsense morality, the book ...(展开全部)

Most of us believe that there are limits to the sacrifices that morality can demand of us. We also think that certain types of acts are simply forbidden, even when necessary for promoting the overall good. Here Kagan argues that attempts to defend these sorts of moral limit are inadequate. In thus rejecting two of the most fundamental features of commonsense morality, the book ...(展开全部)

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1979, has had an enduring influence on philosophical work on the nature of law and its relation to morality. Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of authority and what is involved in law's claim to moral authority. He then develops a detailed explanation of the nature of law and legal systems, presenting a s...(展开全部)

约瑟夫．拉兹（Joseph Raz），牛津大学法哲学教授、巴利奥尔学院（Balliol College）研究员，哥伦比亚大学法学院法理学访问教授。主要从事法律、道德和政治哲学教学与研究工作，在法理学、政治哲学、道德与实践理性领域颇有建树。拉兹是当代道德、法律与政治领域最杰出的学者之一。 拉兹1963年毕业于耶路撒冷希伯来大学；1967年获牛津大学哲学博士学位；1972年成为牛津大学巴利奥尔学院法学研究员和导师；自1977年在哲学系工作，1985年牛津大学为了表彰拉兹在法哲学领域的杰出贡献，专门为他新设了一个学术职位：法哲学教授。拉兹曾先后在多所著名大学做过访问教授，如洛克菲勒大学，加利福尼亚大学，耶鲁大学，普林斯顿大学，密歇根大学，澳大利亚国家学院，等。 拉兹是英国研究院研究员、美国人文与自然科学院名誉会员。主要著作有：《法律体系的概念——一种法律体...(展开全部)

约瑟夫．拉兹（Joseph Raz），牛津大学法哲学教授、巴利奥尔学院（Balliol College）研究员，哥伦比亚大学法学院法理学访问教授。主要从事法律、道德和政治哲学教学与研究工作，在法理学、政治哲学、道德与实践理性领域颇有建树。拉兹是当代道德、法律与政治领域最杰出的学者之一。 拉兹1963年毕业于耶路撒冷希伯来大学；1967年获牛津大学哲学博士学位；1972年成为牛津大学巴利奥尔学院法学研究员和导师；自1977年在哲学系工作，1985年牛津大学为了表彰拉兹在法哲学领域的杰出贡献，专门为他新设了一个学术职位：法哲学教授。拉兹曾先后在多所著名大学做过访问教授，如洛克菲勒大学，加利福尼亚大学，耶鲁大学，普林斯顿大学，密歇根大学，澳大利亚国家学院，等。 拉兹是英国研究院研究员、美国人文与自然科学院名誉会员。主要著作有：《法律体系的概念——一种法律体...(展开全部)

This classic collection of essays, first published in 1979, has had an enduring influence on philosophical work on the nature of law and its relation to morality. Raz begins by presenting an analysis of the concept of authority and what is involved in law's claim to moral authority. He then develops a detailed explanation of the nature of law and legal systems, presenting a s...(展开全部)

In the US, one out of every 138 residents is incarcerated. The size of the prison population has quadrupled since 1980. Approximately 2.4% of Americans are either on probation and parole. The US has the highest rate of criminal punishment in the Western world. The problem with American criminal law, as the philosopher of law Douglas Husak and many others see it, is that there i...(展开全部)

Rules perform a moral function by restating moral principles in concrete terms, so as to reduce the uncertainty, error, and controversy that result when individuals follow their own unconstrained moral judgment. Although reason dictates that we must follow rules to avoid destructive error and controversy, rules—and hence laws—are imperfect, and reason also dictates that we ough...(展开全部)