02253nam 22004815 450 991082649560332120230814232451.00-300-22771-X10.12987/9780300227710(CKB)3710000001085033(MiAaPQ)EBC4815346(StDuBDS)EDZ0001684309(DE-B1597)488756(OCoLC)1059281955(DE-B1597)9780300227710(EXLCZ)99371000000108503320190920d2018 fg 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDefaming the Dead /Don HerzogNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2018]©20171 online resource (285 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.0-300-22154-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --1. Embezzled, Diddled, and Popped --2. Tort's Landscape --3. Speak No Evil --4. Legal Dilemmas --5. Corpse Desecration --6. "This Will Always Be There" --IndexDo the dead have rights? In a persuasive argument, Don Herzog makes the case that the deceased's interests should be protected This is a delightfully deceptive works that start out with a simple, seemingly arcane question-can you libel or slander the dead?-and develops it outward, tackling larger and larger implications, until it ends up straddling the borders between law, culture, philosophy, and the meaning of life. A full answer to this question requires legal scholar Don Herzog to consider what tort law is actually designed to protect, what differences death makes-and what differences it doesn't-and why we value what we value. Herzog is one of those rare scholarly writers who can make the most abstract argument compelling and entertaining.DeadHuman rightsDead.Human rights.346.03401Herzog Don1481505DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910826495603321Defaming the Dead4073508UNINA