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Law, Morality and Rights

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Editors:
  1. M. A. Stewart

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Lancaster, UK

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 162)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Reverse Discrimination

    1. Justifications of Reverse Discrimination

      • Richard H. S. Tur
      Pages 259-294

    2. Is Reverse Discrimination Fair?

      • Elizabeth H. Wolgast
      Pages 295-313

    3. Reverse Discrimination

      • Jenny Teichman
      Pages 315-322

    4. Concluding Comments

      • Richard H. S. Tur
      Pages 323-330

  2. Duress

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 331-331
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    2. Duress Per Minas as a Defence to Crime: I

      • Lord Kilbrandon
      Pages 333-343

    3. Duress Per Minas as a Defence to Crime: II

      • Anthony Kenny
      Pages 345-353

    4. Duress Per Minas as a Defence to Crime: III

      • A. E. Anton
      Pages 355-364

    5. Duress and Necessity as Defences to Crime: A Postscript

      • J. L. Mackie
      Pages 365-369

  3. Punishment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 371-371
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    2. Cruel and Unusual Punishments

      • Jeffrie G. Murphy
      Pages 373-404

    3. Retributivism and the Death Sentence

      • M. D. A. Freeman
      Pages 405-422

    4. Punishment and Respect for Persons

      • John Cottingham
      Pages 423-431

    5. Concluding Comments

      • Jeffrie G. Murphy
      Pages 433-435

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 437-452
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About this book

The Royal Institute of Philosophy has been sponsoring conferences in alternate years since 1969. These have from the start been intended to be of interest to persons who are not philosophers by profession. They have mainly focused on interdisciplinary areas such as the philosophies of psychology, education and the social sciences. The volumes arising from these conferences have in­ cluded discussions between philosophers and distinguished prac­ titioners of other disciplines relevant to the chosen topic. Beginning with the 1979 conference on 'Law, Morality and Rights' and the 1981 conference on 'Space, Time and Causality' these volumes are now constituted as a series. It is hoped that this series will contribute to advancing philosophical understanding at the frontiers of philosophy and areas of interest to non-philos­ ophers. It is hoped that it will do so by writing which reduces technicalities as much as the subject-matter permits. In this way the series is intended to demonstrate that philosophy can be clear and worthwhile in itself and at the same time relevant to the interests of lay people.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Lancaster, UK

    M. A. Stewart

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Law, Morality and Rights

  • Editors: M. A. Stewart

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2049-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1519-7Published: 31 July 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8379-1Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2049-6Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 452

  • Topics: Philosophy of Law, Ethics

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