Harm to Self

by Joel Feinberg

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 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 and assumptions of risk, consent and its counterfeits, coercive force, incapacity, and choice of death.

Genres: Philosophy, Law

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986