
The Impact of the Law
On Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
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The Impact of the Law
On Character Formation, Ethical Education, and the Communication of Values in Late Modern Pluralistic Societies
About this book
This volume addresses whether, how, and where laws (variously defined) teach values and shape moral character in late modern liberal societies. Each author recognizes the essential value of state law in fostering peace, security, health, education, charity, trade, democracy, constitutionalism, justice, and human rights, among many other moral goods. Each author also recognizes, however, the grave betrayals of law in supporting fascism, slavery, apartheid, genocide, persecution, violence, racism, and other forms of immorality and injustice. They thus call for state laws that set a basic civil morality of duty for society and for robust freedoms that protect private individuals and private groups to cultivate a higher morality of aspiration.With contributions by RĂŒdiger Bittner, Brian Bix, Frank Brennan, Allen Calhoun, Robert F. Cochran, Jr., Kenneth John Crispin, Jean Bethke Elshtain, E. Allan Farnsworth, James E. Fleming, M. Cathleen Kaveny, Ute Mager, Linda C. McClain, Reid Mortensen, Patrick Parkinson, Thomas Pfeiffer, Robert Vosloo, Michael Welker, and John Witte, Jr.[Der Einfluss des Rechts auf Charakterbildung, ethische Erziehung und Kommunikation von Werten in spĂ€tmodernen pluralistischen Gesellschaften]Dieser Band befasst sich mit der Frage, ob, wie und wo Gesetze â unterschiedlich formulierte â Werte lehren und den moralischen Charakter in spĂ€tmodernen liberalen Gesellschaften formen. Jeder Autor erkennt den wesentlichen Wert des staatlichen Rechts fĂŒr die Förderung von Frieden, Sicherheit, Gesundheit, Bildung, WohltĂ€tigkeit, Handel, Demokratie, Konstitutionalismus, Gerechtigkeit und Menschenrechten unter vielen anderen moralischen GĂŒtern an. Jeder Autor erkennt jedoch auch den schwerwiegenden Verrat an Gesetzen an, der Faschismus, Sklaverei, Apartheid, Völkermord, Verfolgung, Gewalt, Rassismus und andere Formen von Unmoral und Ungerechtigkeit unterstĂŒtzt. Sie fordern daher staatliche Gesetze, die eine grundlegende bĂŒrgerliche Pflichtmoral fĂŒr die Gesellschaft festlegen, und robuste Freiheiten, die Privatpersonen und private Gruppen schĂŒtzen, um eine höhere Moral des Strebens zu pflegen.
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Table of contents
- Frontmatter
- Part One: Does Law Teach Values and Virtues?
- Part Two: How Does Law Teach Values? Public, Private, and Penal Law Examples
- Part Three: Where Does Law Teach Values: Views from the Bench, Bar, Academy, and Conscience
- Backmatter