The impact of the law: on character formation, ethical education, and the communication of values in late modern pluralistic societies

"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,...

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Weitere Verfasser: Witte, John (HerausgeberIn) , Welker, Michael (HerausgeberIn)
Dokumenttyp: Sammelband
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leipzig Evangelische Verlagsanstalt [2021]
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Online-Zugang:Verlag, Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://d-nb.info/1221210424/04
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Verfasserangaben:John Witte, Michael Welker (eds.)
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--Back cover
ISBN:9783374068012
3374068014