Defaming the Dead
Don Herzog
- 256 pages
- English
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Defaming the Dead
Don Herzog
About This Book
Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceasedâs interests should be protected
This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane questionâcan you libel or slander the dead?âand develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makesâand what differences it doesnâtâand why we value what we value. Herzog is one of those rare scholarly writers who can make the most abstract argument compelling and entertaining.
Don Herzog teaches law and political theory at the University of Michigan. He lives in Ann Arbor.