Public Practice, Private Law: An Essay on Love, Marriage, and the State

ISBN-13: 9781316506080 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 262 str.

Gary Chartier

Opis

This book elaborates an appealing model of marriage, rooted in love, for same-sex and different-sex couples, that doesn't involve the state.

Recenzje

'This is is humane and well-argued book on behalf of love, marital commitment, and social inclusiveness. It deserves wide attention.' Sheldon Richman, The American Conservative

Spis treści

1. Marriage and the dynamics of love; 2. Love's obligations; 3. An alternative to marital obligation?; 4. Gender and the intimate contract; 5. The limits of marital obligation; 6. Delinking marriage and the state; 7. Same-sex marriage, with or without the state.