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101Freedom and Fulfillment: Philosophical EssaysPrinceton University Press. 1992.This collection concludes with two essays dealing with concepts used in appraising the whole of a person's life: absurdity and self-fulfillment, and their interplay.Dealing with a diverse set of problems in practical and theoretical ethics, ...
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98Harm to SelfOxford University Press USA. 1986.This is the third volume of Joel Feinberg's highly regarded The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, a four-volume series in which Feinberg skillfully addresses a complex question: What kinds of conduct may the state make criminal without infringing on the moral autonomy of individual citizens? In Harm to Self, Feinberg offers insightful commentary into various notions attached to self-inflicted harm, covering such topics as legal paternalism, personal sovereignty and its boundaries, voluntariness …Read more
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96Responsibility for the FuturePhilosophy Research Archives 14 93-113. 1988.Prospective ascription of responsibility is hypothetical, commonly noting or setting conditions for critical judgment or liability if some event occurs or fails to occur, thus determining vulnerability to retrospective judgments. Prospective liabilities can be classified by source, by type or degree (if any) of accompanying control, and by structure or stages.But not all prospective responsibility can be understood in terms of liability. Actual or de facto control over X and/or responsibility fo…Read more
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87Offense to Others: The Moral Limits of the Criminal LawPhilosophical Review 98 (2): 239-242. 1989.
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85Obscene words and the lawLaw and Philosophy 2 (2). 1983.This paper asks whether the criminal law can have any legitimate concern with obscene language. At most, such a concern could be justified by the need to protect auditors from offense, since it is not plausible to think of exposure to dirty words as harmful or inherently immoral. A distinction is drawn between bare utterance and instant offense, on the one hand, and offensive nuisance and harassment, on the other. Only when obscene language is used to harass can it properly be made criminal. Fin…Read more
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80Philosophy of law (edited book)Dickenson Pub. Co.. 1975.This leading anthology contains legal cases and essays written by the best scholars in legal philosophy, representing all major points of view on central topics in philosophy of law. This classic text is distinguished by its clarity, readability, balance of topics, balance of substantive positions on controversial questions, topical relevance, imaginative use of cases and stories, and the inclusion of only lightly-edited or untouched classics. This revision is marked by inclusion of many article…Read more
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68Responsibility for the FuturePhilosophy Research Archives 14 93-113. 1988.Prospective ascription of responsibility is hypothetical, commonly noting or setting conditions for critical judgment or liability if some event occurs or fails to occur, thus determining vulnerability to retrospective judgments. Prospective liabilities can be classified by source, by type or degree (if any) of accompanying control, and by structure or stages.But not all prospective responsibility can be understood in terms of liability. Actual or de facto control over X and/or responsibility fo…Read more
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60Reason and Responsibility Readings in Some Basic Problems of Philosophy /Edited by Joel Feinberg. --. --Wadsworth Pub. Co., C1981. 1981.
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60The Paradox of BlackmailRatio Juris 1 (1): 83-95. 1988.The author questions himself about what is known as “the paradox of blackmail,” that is, the fact that blackmail is the result of the combination of two ways of behaving which are often both lawful if taken individually, but unlawful once they are connected. The author also examines whether the harm principle typical of liberal orders provides the justification (the rationale) for the assumption of blackmail as a crime, or whether it is instead necessary to turn to another justificatory basis: t…Read more
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58Legal Moralism and Freefloating EvilsPacific Philosophical Quarterly 61 (1/2): 122. 1980.This article distinguishes and evaluates the various forms of legal moralism from a liberal vantage point. It devotes special attention to the most plausible form of the theory, That which is often called "the conservative thesis," and to that supporting argument which is based on the need to prevent "freefloating social-Change evils." freefloating evils are defined as evils that are imputable to human beings but which do not give rise to personal grievances as harms, Offenses, And "harmless exp…Read more
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55Review of Fred R. Berger and Bruce Russell: Freedom, Rights, and Pornography: A Collection of Papers. (review)Ethics 103 (1): 159-163. 1992.
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46Doing philosophy: a guide to the writing of philosophy papersWadsworth/Cengage Learning. 2014.Clear and concise, this brief guide will help you write a successful paper-even if you have no previous formal background in writing philosophy papers. Contents include topic selection, outlines, drafts, proper and improper quotation, argument development and evaluation, principles of good writing, style, criteria for grading student papers, and a review of common grammatical and dictional errors. In addition, the book devotes several chapters to basic concepts in logic, which have proven invalu…Read more
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40Not with My Tax Money the Problem of Justifying Government Subsidies for the ArtsPublic Affairs Quarterly 8 (2): 101-123. 1994.
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38Sentiment and Sentimentality in Practical EthicsProceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association 56 (1). 1982.
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33The Interest in liberty on the scalesIn A. I. Goldman & I. Kim (eds.), Values and Morals, D. Reidel. pp. 21--35. 1978.
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33Freedom and Fulfillment (review)Philosophical Review 105 (3): 413. 1996.This is a third volume of philosophical essays by Joel Feinberg. It exemplifies the clear and elegant formulation, useful conceptual distinctions, perceptive and imaginative insights, and powerful argument we have come to expect from him. Each of the first twelve essays deals with a problem of importance to moral philosophy and philosophy of law; the last two provide a preliminary taste of his projected inquiry into the absurd. Although these essays are diverse, Feinberg informs us that this vol…Read more
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32Harmless WrongdoingOxford University Press. 1990.The final volume of Feinberg's four-volume work, The Moral Limits of Criminal Law examines the philosophical basis for the criminalization of so-called "victimless crimes" such as ticket scalping, blackmail, consented-to exploitation of others, commercial fortune telling, and consensual sexual relations.
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31The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law Volume 4: Harmless WrongdoingOxford University Press USA. 1988.The final volume of Feinberg's four-volume work, The Moral Limits of Criminal Law examines the philosophical basis for the criminalization of so-called "victimless crimes" such as ticket scalping, blackmail, consented-to exploitation of others, commercial fortune telling, and consensual sexual relations.
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30Responsibility for the FuturePhilosophy Research Archives 14 93-113. 1988.Prospective ascription of responsibility is hypothetical, commonly noting or setting conditions for critical judgment or liability if some event occurs or fails to occur, thus determining vulnerability to retrospective judgments. Prospective liabilities can be classified by source, by type or degree (if any) of accompanying control, and by structure or stages.But not all prospective responsibility can be understood in terms of liability. Actual or de facto control over X and/or responsibility fo…Read more
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24Responsibility for the FuturePhilosophy Research Archives 14 93-113. 1988.Prospective ascription of responsibility is hypothetical, commonly noting or setting conditions for critical judgment or liability if some event occurs or fails to occur, thus determining vulnerability to retrospective judgments. Prospective liabilities can be classified by source, by type or degree (if any) of accompanying control, and by structure or stages.But not all prospective responsibility can be understood in terms of liability. Actual or de facto control over X and/or responsibility fo…Read more
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21Harm to Others: The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law, Vol. ILaw and Philosophy 4 (3): 423-432. 1985.