Creon's Ghost Law Justice and the Humanities

by Joseph P. Tomain, Jerry A. Coyne, Tomain

Book Overview

Creon's Ghost examines the enduring problem of the relationship between man's law and a "higher" law from the perspective of core humanities texts and through discussion of hotly debated contemporary legal conundrums. Today, such issues as intelligent design in school curricula, same-sex marriage, and faith-based government grants are all examples of the interaction between man's law and some other set of moral principles. As these debates are considered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195333411
• ISBN13: 9780195333411
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"