Law and the philosophy of privacy
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Law and the philosophy of privacy
Routledge, 2017
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"First published 2016. First issued in paperback 2017"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Situating privacy within the context of political philosophy, this book highlights the way in which struggles concerning the meaning of privacy have always been political. Different conceptions of privacy are here shown to involve diverse assumptions about ontology: our conceptions of self, culture, society and communication. Privacy theory's debt to Locke, Kant or Mill, and what is at stake in their conceptual frameworks, is examined. The extent to which the term "privacy" has been used to the detriment of - and to create - weaker parties in marriage, in the workplace and now as citizens (or non-citizens) and consumers, as well as employees, is also demonstrated. In contrast, Janice Richardson pursues the relevance of Floridi's philosophy of information, before turning to her application of Spinoza, the philosopher of communication, in order to outline a more useful framework through which to think about privacy today. The book will be of interest to those working in political philosophy, feminist philosophy, law, the philosophy of information, sociology, media, and cultural studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction, 1. Defining Privacy: The Contemporary 'Liberal Canon' and its debt to Locke, Kant and Mill, 2. Privacy and the Law: The Background, 3. Autonomy, Selfhood and Privacy, 4. Locke: Privacy, Property in the Person, Memory and Selfhood, 5. Privacy as a Commodity: Richard Posner, 6. Philosophy of Information and Privacy: Luciano Floridi, 7. Spinoza: An Immanent Ethics of Privacy, 8. Conclusion
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