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Defaming the Dead

By Herzog , Don

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN
9780300221541, 9780300227710, 030022771X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (2641220 bytes)
Pages
1\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Dead bodies;Libel and slander--Philosophy;Libel an

Description

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question—can you libel or slander the dead?—and 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 makes—and what differences it doesn't—and why we value what we value. Herzog is one of those rare scholarly writers who can make the most abstract argument compelling and entertaining.

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