Defaming the Dead

ISBN: 0300221541

Author: Herzog, Don

Condition: New

Do the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceaseds interests should be protectedThis is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question-can you libel or slander the dead?-and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makes-and what differences it doesnt-and why we value what we value. Herzog is one of those rare scholarly writers who can make the most abstract argument compelling and entertaining.