Law and the Philosophy of Privacy
Law and the Philosophy of Privacy
Janice Richardson
Law and the Philosophy of Privacy draws upon contemporary feminist philosophy in order to consider the meaning of legal personhood, its relationship to human freedom and autonomy and its connection to what is classified as public and private.
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Situating privacy within the context of political philosophy, this book highlights the way in which struggles concerning the meaning of privacy have always been political. Different conceptions of privacy are here shown to involve diverse assumptions about ontology: our conceptions of self, culture, society and communication. Privacy theory’s debt to Locke, Kant or Mill, and what is at stake in their conceptual frameworks, is examined. The extent to which the term "privacy" has been used to the detriment of - and to create - weaker parties in marriage, in the workplace and now as citizens (or non-citizens) and consumers, as well as employees, is also demonstrated. In contrast, Janice Richardson pursues the relevance of Floridi’s philosophy of information, before turning to her application of Spinoza, the philosopher of communication, in order to outline a more useful framework through which to think about privacy today. The book will be of interest to those working in political philosophy, feminist philosophy, law, the philosophy of information, sociology, media, and cultural studies.
Product Description
Title - Law and the Philosophy of Privacy
Edition -
Author - Janice Richardson
ISBN 13 - 9780415572439
Imprint - Routledge
Publisher - Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date Published - 27/08/2015
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Hardback
Dimensions - 156 x 234 x mm
Weight - 453 g
Languages - English