Hiding from humanity : disgust, shame, and the law /

Should laws about sex and pornography be based on social conventions about what is disgusting? Should felons be required to display bumper stickers or wear T-shirts that announce their crimes? This powerful and elegantly written book, by one of America's most influential philosophers, presents...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nussbaum, Martha C. (Martha Craven), 1947-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press ©2004.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7sf7k
Table of Contents:
  • Emotions and law
  • Disgust and our animal bodies
  • Disgust and the law
  • Inscribing the face: shame and stigma
  • Shaming citizens?
  • Protecting citizens from shame
  • Liberalism without hiding?