Privacy, Intimacy, and Isolation

ISBN-13: 9780195071481 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 176 str.

Julie Innes; Julie Inness

Opis

Privacy is a puzzling concept. From the backyard to the bedroom, everyday life gives rise to an abundance of privacy claims. In the legal sphere, privacy is invoked with respect to issues including abortion, marriage, and sexuality. Yet privacy is surrounded by a mire of theoretical debate. Certain philosophers argue that privacy is neither conceptually nor morally distinct from other interests, while numerous legal scholars point to the apparently disparate interests involved in constitutional and tort privacy law. By arguing that intimacy is the core of privacy, including privacy law, Inness undermines privacy skepticism, providing a strong theoretical foundation for many of our everyday and legal privacy claims, including the controversial constitutional right to privacy.

Recenzje

'In her book, Inness pursues a very thorough exploration of the "chaotic" world of privacy, providing a clear definition of privacy and an explanation of its value that attempts to clarify and resolve existing conflicts. Julie Inness has written an impressive book. One of its greatest qualities if the extreme clarity with which all of the issues are canvassed, enabling the author to tackle a wide subject in a relatively small book. This work will be of great value to lawyers and philosophers alike, at a time when, in the face of alleged intrusion from the press and the state, the concept of privacy remains fiercely contested.' Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, King's College, London, Mind, Vol.102. No. 408, Oct '93