Chinese Erastianism
An interesting post by Ian Johnson about the uses to which Daoism is being put by the Chinese government. — MOD
View ArticleA Question for MacIntyre Mavens
Here’s a question some buddies and I have been throwing around that I thought our learned readership at CLR Forum might know something about. I know that Alasdair MacIntyre’s critical thesis in After...
View ArticleThe Secularization of the Legal Profession
Over at Mirror of Justice, Rob Vischer (St. Thomas – Minnesota) has an interesting post about a presentation he made last week, at a conference at Notre Dame, about the secularization of the legal...
View ArticleHaidt, “The Righteous Mind”
Jonathan Haidt has been doing extremely interesting work at the intersection of psychology, ethics, politics, and sociology. That is in part why I am very much looking forward to reading his recently...
View ArticleKaveny, “Law’s Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society”
This October, Georgetown University Press will publish Law’s Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society by Cathleen Kaveny (University of Notre Dame). Kaveny will present her book...
View ArticleVischer, “Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice”
Next month, Cambridge University Press will publish Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice: Lessons in Love and Justice by Robert K. Vischer (U. of St. Thomas School of Law). The...
View ArticleDeGirolami, “The Punishment Jurist”
I have a new paper, which is a chapter contribution for what will be a conceptual history of several foundational writings in criminal law and punishment. It’s called, The Punishment Jurist, and deals...
View ArticleKontorovich on Sex With (German) Animals
Eugene Kontorovich, whose blogging is a treat, has a wonderful post up on the new German zoophilia. The old German zoophilia was manifested in the civil right to bestiality back in 1969, and the rise...
View ArticleKaveny, “A Culture of Engagement”
In March, the Georgetown University Press will release “A Culture of Engagement: Law, Religion, and Morality,” by Cathleen Kaveny (Boston College). The publisher’s description follows: Religious...
View ArticleDomingo, “God and the Secular Legal System”
In June, Cambridge University Press will release “God and the Secular Legal System” by Rafael Domingo (University of Navarra, Spain). The publisher’s description follows: This timely book offers a...
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