On Law and Sorrow
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The distinction between law and spirit has had an enduring impact in Western culture, where the law, whatever virtues it may or may not have, however necessary it may be for order or even justice, is perceived as “cold” and in tension with the warmth of love and mercy, oblivious to sorrow and pain. I will shine some light on the edges and interconnections of these distinctions by putting them into the context by contrasting the religious law on mourning with the actual spirit of sorrow.
Source Publication
Varieties of European Economic Law and Regulation: Liber Amicorum for Hans Micklitz
Source Editors/Authors
Kai Purnhagen, Peter Rott
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
Weiler, Joseph H. H., "On Law and Sorrow" (2014). Faculty Chapters. 1495.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-chapt/1495
