Justice as Integrity: Tolerance and the Moral Momentum of Law

by David Fagelson

Do any moral values underlie the foundations of law and society in America? In Justice as Integrity, David Fagelson argues that morality is indeed a part of the idea of law. Examining controversies of speech and privacy, he does not ignore the conservative communitarian streak in America, but argues that liberal tolerance best fits the social meanings of American political morality. While tolerance plays a critical role, different social practices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791467635
• ISBN13: 9780791467633
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"