{"product_id":"law-and-the-passions-hardback","title":"Law and the Passions - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eEngaging with the underlying social context in which emotions are a motivational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eforce, \u003cem\u003eLaw and the Passions\u003c\/em\u003e provides a uniquely inclusive commentary on the significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand influence of emotions in the history and continuing development of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elegal judgment, policy formation, legal practice and legal dogma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the emotionality of the law and the use of emotional tropes in legal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediscourse has become an established focus in recent scholarship, the extent to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich emotion and the passions have informed decision-making, decision-avoidance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand legal reasoning – rather than as simply an adjunct – is still a matter for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecritical analysis. As evidenced in a range of illustrative legal cases, emotions have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen instrumental in the evolution of key legal principles and have produced many\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtroversial judgments. Addressing the latent influence of fear, hate, love and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompassion, the book explores the mutability of law and its transformative power,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eespecially when faced with fluctuating social mores. The textual nature of law and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe impact of literary forms on legal actors are also critically examined to further\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eelucidate the idea of law-making as both rational and emotional, and significantly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas an essential activity of the empathic imagination. To this end, it is suggested\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat critical scholarship on law, the passions and emotions not only advances our\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstanding of the inner workings of law, it constitutes a fundamental part of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eour moral reasoning, and has the capacity to articulate the conditions for a more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edynamic, adaptable, ethical and effective legal institution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis interdisciplinary book will be of interest to scholars and students in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efields of law and literature, legal theory, legal philosophy, law and the humanities,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elegal aesthetics, sociology of law, politics, law and policy, human rights, general jurisprudence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand social justice, as well as cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45599790465262,"sku":"9780415631594","price":227.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415631594.jpg?v=1721458877","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/law-and-the-passions-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}