Research Catalog

Title

The Sense of justice : biological foundations of law / Roger D. Masters, Margaret Gruter, editors.

Publication

Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Masters, Roger D.
• Gruter, Margaret.

Description

x, 310 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

"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 enlightened 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 that 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 an enlightened understanding of legal phenomena, especially those dealing with complex social and political relationships."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Sage focus editions ; 136

Uniform Title

Sage focus editions ; 136.

Subject

• Law and biology
• Justice
• Biowissenschaften
• Biologie
• Rechtsanthropologie
• Recht
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Sociobiologie
• Rechtsantropologie
• Rechtsgevoel
• Rechtvaardigheid
• Biologische aspecten

Note

• "Published in cooperation with the Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The problem of justice in contemporary legal thought / Roger D. Masters -- Moralistic aggression, processing mechanisims, and the brain / Michael T. McGuire -- Emotion and the costs of altruism / Robert frank -- Naturalistic approaches to justice in political philosophy and the life sciences / Roger D. Masters -- An ethological perspective on law and biology / Margaret Gruter -- The sense of justice and the concept of cultural justice / Wolfgang Fikentscher -- Traditional legal concepts from an evolutionary perspective / Peter Strahlendorf -- Intuition, altruism, and spite / William H. Rodgers, Jr. -- Empirical evidence of the sense of justice / Karen Cook and Karen Hegtvedt -- An ethnological interpretation of the sense of justice on the basis of German law / Herbert Helmrich -- The chimpanzee's sense of social regularity and its relation to the human sense of justice / Frank B.M. De Waal -- The child's development of the sense of justice / William R. Charlesworth -- The evolution of cultural norms / Lionel Tiger -- Toward a more coherent theory of justice / Roger D. Masters.

ISBN

• 0803943970
• 9780803943971
• 0803943989
• 9780803943988

LCCN

• 91014382
• 30734064

OCLC

• ocm23463820
• 23463820
• SCSB-1946487

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library