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legal moralism: a standalone construct

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legalmoralism1 CONSTRUCTLegal moralismFEINBERG · POLITICAL

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Political philosophy

the view that the law may prohibit conduct because it is immoral even when it causes no harm or offense to others.

In political philosophy, legal moralism refers to the view that the law may prohibit conduct because it is immoral even when it causes no harm or offense to others. This meaning comes from Feinberg (1988) in Harmless Wrongdoing.[1]

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  1. Feinberg, J. (1988). Harmless Wrongdoing. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 9780195042535

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