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Social Justice
Contributor(s): Clayton, Matthew (Editor), Williams, Andrew (Editor)
ISBN: 1405111097     ISBN-13: 9781405111096
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: February 2004
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Annotation: The question of how to distribute benefits and burdens between different individuals and groups has exercised some of the greatest philosophers of the past, and dominates the study of contemporary political philosophy. This volume brings together some of the most creative contributions to one of the most intellectually fertile, and politically significant, areas of debate in practical philosophy.


Beginning with two classic discussions by Locke and Hume, the volume then turns to contemporary theories of social justice, focusing on Rawls, Nozick, Dworkin, and some of their most influential critics. It concludes with a set of provocative readings on various specific issues - the family, market incentives, world poverty, cultural rights, and future generations - that have extended or challenged common conceptions of justice.

With an introductory essay and a guide to further reading, Social Justice will appeal to students in law, politics, and normative economics, as well as philosophy.

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Dewey: 303.372
LCCN: 2003013914
Series: Wiley Blackwell Readings in Philosophy
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.98" W x 9.88" (1.61 lbs) 336 pages
 
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This reader brings together classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.

  • A collection of classic and contemporary contributions to debates about social justice.
  • Includes classic discussions of justice by Locke and Hume.
  • Provides broad coverage of contemporary discussions, including theoretical pieces by John Rawls, Robert Nozick and Ronald Dworkin.
  • Contains papers that apply theories of justice to concrete issues, such as gender and the family, the market, world poverty, cultural rights, and future generations.
  • Philosophically challenging yet accessible to students.