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- Simply put, a law changes ‘‘morality’’ when it (a) changes a person’s behavior or attitudes, by (b) changing how the person believes they and others ‘‘ought’’ to behave or think. The classic example is the control of crime. When we criminally punish a particular behavior, we expect less of it.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Morality can, he argued, influence the law, but it is not synonymous with the law. On the other hand, laws against dangerous driving (or, say, murder), for example, are no doubt influenced by morality, but they are also part of social-bureaucratic order.
1. Introduction. It is evident that both law and morality serve to channel our behav-ior. Law accomplishes this primarily through the threat of sanctions if we disobey legal rules. So too, on reflection, does morality involve incentives.
Law is shaped by the values that people have – the values of those who are able to affect the development of law. The law also has an impact on moral attitudes; its enforcement, for example, tends to reinforce the values it reflects.
- David Lyons
- 1983
Mar 7, 2019 · This chapter distinguishes three types of inquiry about law. It articulates the two conceptual views about morality and the nature of law that comprise the focus of this volume.
Dec 9, 2016 · Moral dilemmas are an especially intriguing domain for the study of law’s potential influence. They are pervasive in the real world in the form of tragic choices or other harm-harm tradeoffs and are often regulated by law or policy.
‘Law and morality’ examines the relationship between the law and the moral practices adopted by society. In some cases, there is conflict between the law and the moral code of certain individuals or groups.
Simply put, a law changes ‘‘morality’’ when it (a) changes a person’s behavior or attitudes, by (b) changing how the person believes they and others ‘‘ought’’ to behave or think. The classic example is the control of crime. When we criminally punish a particular behavior, we expect less of it.
