Harm to Self

by Joel Feinberg

Book Overview

This is the third volume of Joel Feinberg's highly regarded The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, a four-volume series in which Feinberg skillfully addresses a complex question: What kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizens? In Harm to Self, Feinberg offers insightful commentary into various notions attached to self-inflicted harm, covering such topics as legal paternalism, personal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195059239
• ISBN13: 9780195059236
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"