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Overview"Civil libertarians characterize prostitution as a ""victimless crime,"" and argue that it ought to be legalized. Feminist critics counter that prostitution is not victimless, since it harms the people who do it. Civil libertarians respond that most women freely choose to do this work, and that it is paternalistic for the government to limit a person's liberty for her own good. In this book Peter de Marneffe argues that although most prostitution is voluntary, paternalistic prostitution laws in some form are nonetheless morally justifiable. If prostitution is commonly harmful in the way that feminist critics maintain, then this argument for prostitution laws is not objectionably moralistic and some prostitution laws violate no one's rights. Paternalistic prostitution laws in some form are therefore consistent with the fundamental principles of contemporary liberalism." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter de Marneffe (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.70cm Weight: 0.434kg ISBN: 9780195383249ISBN 10: 0195383249 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 10 December 2009 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One A Paternalistic Case for Prostitution Laws Chapter Two Government Moralism Chapter Three The Permissibility of Paternalism Chapter Four Individual Rights Chapter Five Government Neutrality and Perfectionism Conclusion IndexReviews...the book is a triumph. With rare exception, the arguments are articulated with tremendous clarity and precision. Criminal Law and Philosophy ...the book is a triumph. With rare exception, the arguments are articulated with tremendous clarity and precision. Criminal Law and Philosophy an intriguing and somewhat controversial book Rachela Colosi, Times Higher Education Supplement <br> Philosophically distinctive and empirically well-supported. It deserves to be taken very seriously in any subsequent discussion of prostitution. --Analysis<br> On the whole, de Marneffe has written a thorough and sharp book challenging some tenets of liberalism and their application to prostitution laws. de Marneffe's book carefully explores the intersection of liberalism, paternalism, and prostitution laws and is important for anyone interested in this area of criminal law theory. --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews<br> Author InformationPeter deMarneffe is Professor of Philosophy, Head of Faculty of Philosophy, School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Arizona State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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