The Sense of Justice

Biological Foundations of Law
1. Auflage 1992
ISBN: 978-0-8039-4398-8
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, Band 136, 310 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 459 g

Reihe: SAGE Focus Editions

What does it mean to have a "sense of justice"? Why is clarity about the sense of justice a critical issue in contemporary legal theory? And, what contribution can be made by a naturalistic theory that is informed by research in the life sciences? The distinguished contributors to The Sense of Justice introduce scholars and advanced students to the social and behavioral foundations for the "sense of justice" -- a form of balance or equilibrium which both individuals and legal systems seek to achieve and maintain in a changing and complex world. With diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the contributors bring various viewpoints to bear on the prospect of a more coherent theory of human justice. The Sense of Justice draws upon new discoveries and insights from the biologically-based behavioral sciences that are critical for a more informed understanding of legal phenomena, especially those dealing with complex social and political relationships. Most appropriate for criminology, criminal justice, sociology, and political science professionals and students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gruter, Margaret

Masters, Roger D.

Masters, Roger

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Behaviourismus
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Problem of Justice in Contemporary Legal Thought - Roger D Masters
PART ONE: LAW, BIOLOGY, AND THE SENSE OF JUSTICE
Moralistic Aggression, Processing Mechanisms, and the Brain - Michael T McGuire
The Biological Foundations of the Sense of Justice
Emotion and the Costs of Altruism - Robert Frank
The Economic Foundations of the Sense of Justice
Naturalistic Approaches to Justice in Political Philosophy and the Life Sciences - Roger D Masters
PART TWO: LEGAL THEORY, NATURE AND THE SENSE OF JUSTICE
An Ethological Perspective on Law and Biology - Margaret Gruter
The Sense of Justice and the Concept of Cultural Justice - Wolfgang Fikentscher
Legal Anthropology
Traditional Legal Concepts from an Evolutionary Perspective - Peter Strahlendorf
PART THREE: LEGAL PRACTICE, SOCIAL NORMS, AND THE SENSE OF JUSTICE
Intuition, Altruism and Spite - William H Rodgers Jr
Justice as Justification
Empirical Evidence of the Sense of Justice - Karen Cook and Karen Hegtvedt
An Ethological Interpretation of the Sense of Justice on the Basis of German Law - Herbert Helmrich
PART FOUR: NATURE, CULTURE, AND THE SENSE OF JUSTICE
The Chimpanzee's Sense of Social Regularity and its Relation to the Human Sense of Justice - Frans B M De Waal
The Child's Development of the Sense of Justice - William R Charlesworth
Moral Development, Resources, and Emotions
The Evolution of Cultural Norms - Lionel Tiger
Toward a More Coherent Theory of Justice - Roger D Masters (with comments by Robert Cooter and E Donald Elliott)