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Book SynopsisJudith Wagner DeCew provides a solid philosophical foundation for legal discussions of privacy by articulating and unifying diverse arguments on the right to privacy and on how it should be guaranteed in various contemporary contexts. Philosophers and...
Trade ReviewDecew makes powerful and persuasive arguments.... She uses techniques of counterexample, isolation of generalizable principles, analysis, and refutation to fashion from the messy confusion of situational facts a legal concept of privacy that reflects common values and safeguards individuals' integrity.
-- Andrea Nye * Signs *
In Pursuit of Privacy can serve as an excellent introduction to privacy issues in American jurisprudence, carefully laying out the history of privacy in tort and constitutional law, and presenting important contemporary issues.
-- Philip Cafaro * Philosophy in Review *
Well-written and balanced.... Readers not already expert in the legal and the philosophical literatures will find this an enlightening analysis, and experts too should find some food for thought.
-- Daniel N. Hoffman * The Law and Politics Book Review *
In Pursuit of Privacy makes a significant contribution to the on-going philosophical debate on the nature and value of privacy. In particular, DeCew's attempt to furnish a systematic justification of a broad conception of privacy is worth careful study and her analyses of present-day dangers to privacy deserve every citizen's thoughtful attention.
* Ethics *
Privacy as a constitutional warrant is an important, controversial, and enigmatic concept.... Judith Wagner DeCew provides a useful introduction to the landscape of the debate.... An accessible starting point for those interested in thinking more carefully and systematically about this ever-evolving concept.
* Feminist Approaches to Bioethics Newsletter *
