Harm to Others (Moral Limits for Criminal Law,Vol 1)

By Joel Feinberg

Book Overview

This first volume in the four-volume series The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law focuses on the "harm principle," the commonsense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation. Feinberg presents a detailed analysis of the concept and definition of harm and applies it to a host of practical and theoretical issues, showing how the harm principle must be interpreted if it is to be a plausible guide to the lawmaker.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195046641
• ISBN13: 9780195046649
• Release Date: February 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Harm to others

This is a really great book, a marvelous analysis fot people who want to harm others without harming themselves. Especially insightful is the chapter about harming the dead.