Public practice, private law : an essay on love, marriage, and the state / Gary Chartier.
2016
K675 .C48 2016 (Mapit)
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Author
Chartier, Gary, author.
Title
Public practice, private law : an essay on love, marriage, and the state / Gary Chartier.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Copyright
©2016.
Description
xi, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
1.Marriage and the dynamics of love
2.Love's obligation
3.An alternate path to marital obligation
4.Gender and the intimate contract
5.Limits of marital obligation
6.Delinking marriage and the state
7.Same-sex marriage, with or without the state.
2.Love's obligation
3.An alternate path to marital obligation
4.Gender and the intimate contract
5.Limits of marital obligation
6.Delinking marriage and the state
7.Same-sex marriage, with or without the state.
Summary
"Marriage is ordinarily a public practice, supported by as well as supportive of society. But it need not fall within the purview of the state. Public Practice, Private Law articulates a conception of marriage as a morally rich and important institution that ought to be subject to private rather than legislative or judicial ordering. It elaborates a robust understanding of marriage that captures what both different-sex and same-sex couples might see as valuable about their relationships. It explains why sexual ethics won't yield a normative model of marriage, and why the kind of marital love worth wanting can. It goes on to show how an understanding of marriage as rooted in demanding commitments can allow for divorce before arguing that the state should cease to sponsor marriages. It concludes by suggesting that both state and non-state institutions should acknowledge the marriages of same-sex couples"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
K675 .C48 2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781107140608 hardcover
1107140609 hardcover
1107140609 hardcover
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