num_pages: 283
description: This first volume in the four-volume series The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law focuses on the "harm principle," the commonsense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation. Feinberg presents a detailed analysis of the concept and definition of harm and applies it to a host of practical and theoretical issues, showing how the harm principle must be interpreted if it is to be a plausible guide to the lawmaker.
language: English
title: Harm to Others
titlecomplete: Harm to Others (Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, Vol. 1)
genres: Philosophy, Law
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Oxford University Press