Morality, politics, and law
Subtitle: a bicentennial essay
By: Michael J. Perry.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Constitutional law -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Law and ethics; Law and politics; Pluralism (Social sciences)
Description: Addressing the proper relation of moral and religious belief to politics and law, especially constitutional law, Perry here discusses whether a common moral foundation exists that is capable of providing, in a diverse social system like ours, consistent guidelines for handling divisive political, policy, religious and constitutional disputes. His study represents a distinctive position in the vast and growing literature on the moral foundations of liberal political and legal life.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 209-311.
Includes index.