{"product_id":"laws-virtues-fostering-autonomy-and-solidarity-in-american-society-moral-traditions-9781589019324","title":"Law's Virtues: Fostering Autonomy and Solidarity in American Society (Moral Traditions)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan the law promote moral values even in pluralistic societies such as the United States? Drawing upon important federal legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act  legal scholar and moral theologian Cathleen Kaveny argues that it can. In conversation with thinkers as diverse as Thomas Aquinas  Pope John Paul II  and Joseph Raz  she argues that the law rightly promotes the values of autonomy and solidarity. At the same time  she cautions that wise lawmakers will not enact mandates that are too far out of step with the lived moral values of the actual community.  According to Kaveny  the law is best understood as a moral teacher encouraging people to act virtuously  rather than a police officer requiring them to do so. In Laws Virtues Kaveny expertly applies this theoretical framework to the controversial moral-legal issues of abortion  genetics  and euthanasia. In addition  she proposes a moral analysis of the act of voting  in dialogue with the election guides issued by the US bishops. Moving beyond the culture wars  this bold and provocative volume proposes a vision of the relationship of law and morality that is realistic without being relativistic and optimistic without being utopian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647969484853,"sku":"ByrdShop_1589019326","price":49.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781589019324.jpg?v=1781699959","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/laws-virtues-fostering-autonomy-and-solidarity-in-american-society-moral-traditions-9781589019324","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}