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Religion Morality & the Law

Nomos XXX
  • ISBN-13: 9780814766064
  • Publisher: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Ronald Pennock, By John W. Chapman
  • Price: AUD $163.00
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  • Local release date: 01/06/1988
  • Format: Hardback (210.00mm X 140.00mm) 299 pages Weight: 426g
  • Categories: Systems of law [LAF]
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In this thirtieth annual volume in the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy's NOMOS series, entitled Religion, Morality and the Law , twelve distinguished contributers consider a diverse selection of topics. Included are essays on "Natural Law and Creation Stories," "Divine Sanction and Legal Authority," and "Liberalism, Neutralism, and Rights." These works ask whether morality itself can survive without the support of religion. Political scientists, philosophers, and legal scholars will find this collection extremely valuable. Each author is a leading force within their specialized fields.
J. Roland holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He has taught for many years at Swarthmore College, where he is Richter Professor of Political Science Emeritus. He is the author of Liberal Democracy: Its Merits and Prospects and other books and articles especially in the field of political theory. John W. Chapman is retired from the University of Pittsburgh where he taught political science.
"This gathering of post-modern metafreudians is entertaining, provocative and thoughtful. The quality of thought is playful and kaleidoscopic...Looking at Sophocles' Oedipus, Shakespeare's Hamlet, or Augustine's Confessions, the essays consistently reveal (and revel in) the forbidden." -Martin Gliserman, editor of "American Imago"
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