The Importance of Assent A Theory of Coercion and Dignity /

• Main Author: Van der Rijt, Jan-Willem (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy, 25
• Subjects: Philosophy.; Political science.; Ethics.; Political philosophy.; Law > Philosophy.; Law.; Criminal law.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Political Science.; Political Philosophy.; Criminal Law.

The view that persons are entitled to respect because of their moral agency is commonplace in contemporary moral theory. What exactly this respect entails, however, is far less uncontroversial. In this book, Van der Rijt argues powerfully that this respect for persons’ moral agency must also encompa...