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The Jurisdiction Of Justice: Two Conceptions Of Political Morality, Larry Alexander
The Jurisdiction Of Justice: Two Conceptions Of Political Morality, Larry Alexander
San Diego Law Review
My topic in this essay is a major fault line within normative theory. More precisely, it is a major fault line within that part of a normative theory that deals with the content of our moral obligations to others. When I refer to moral obligations here, I am referring to those acts that morality demands of us such that it permits force or its threat to be employed to secure those acts. Moral obligations as I use the term are thus candidates for legal enforcement. I argue that much of what is debated within liberal political/moral theory can be usefully …
Ethical Theory And Legal Philosophy, Stanley D. Rose
Ethical Theory And Legal Philosophy, Stanley D. Rose
Vanderbilt Law Review
Jurisprudence and ethics, the author believes, represent distinct efforts to achieve values in society. However, because of their similar method, bases in fact, and testing by consequences, each has something to give the other. With this in mind, the article examines the work of contemporary writers in ethics, both to determine what exactly are their positions and to see what they might offer the student of jurisprudence.