The Good Wife and Philosophy: Temptations of Saint Alicia
By (Author) Kimberly Baltzer-Jaray
Edited by Robert Arp
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
1st August 2013
United States
General
Non Fiction
100
Paperback
288
Width 153mm, Height 234mm
297g
The Good Wife gives us courtroom battles in the tradition of Perry Mason, with the added dimension of a political intrigue and a tormented personal story. We witness the interplay between common morality and legal correctness; sometimes following one violates the other. The book analyzes serious issues of public policy such as the death penalty, privacy, collateral damage in war, intellectual property, and the interaction between politics and personal morals. Yet it also goes beyond these to apply philosophy to more personal dilemmas, like the competing demands of work and family and the conflicting loyalties of colleagues and friends.
Kimberly Baltzer-Jaray is an author, philosopher, independent scholar, and sessional lecturer. Robert Arp is author and editor of numerous books, book chapters, and articles on philosophy and philosophy and pop culture. He currently works as a data analyst with the US Army.