"Moralism involves the distortion of moral thought, the distortion of reflection and judgement. It is a vice, and one to which many {u2013} from the philosopher to the media pundit to the politician {u2013} are highly susceptible. This book examines the nature of moralism in spe…
As a young prince, Louis XIV paid little attention to virtue or sin, but he later became committed to imprisoning blasphemers and prostitutes. Using police and prison archives, administrative correspondence, memoirs and letters, this volume describes the formation of Louis's nar…
Ambitious legal thinkers have become mesmerized by moral philosophy, believing that great figures in the philosophical tradition hold the keys to understanding and improving law and justice and even to resolving the most contentious issues of constitutional law. They are wrong, …
