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Justice : a reader

"Justice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present, the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover, Sandel's organization of the readings and his own commentaries allow readers to engage with a variety of pressing contemporary issues. Looking at a host of ethical dilemmas, including affirmative action, conscription, income distribution, and gay rights, from a variety of angles--morally, legally, politically--the collection engages with the core concerns of political philosophy: individual rights and the claims of community, equality and inequality, morality and law, and ultimately, justice. With concise section introductions that put the readings in context, this anthology is an invaluable tool for students, teachers, and anyone who wishes to engage in the great moral debates that have animated politics from classical times to our own."--Page 4 of cover
Print Book, English, 2007
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007
Aufsatzsammlung
xiv, 412 pages ; 26 cm
9780195335118, 9780195335125, 0195335112, 0195335120
184905993
Online version:
Introduction : doing the right thing
Utilitarianism
Libertarianism
Locke : property rights
Markets and morals : surrogate motherhood, military service
Kant : freedom as autonomy
Rawls : justice as fairness
Distributive justice : equality, entitlement, and merit
Affirmative action : reverse discrimination?
Aristotle : justice and virtue
Ability, disability, and discrimination : cheerleaders and golf carts
Justice, community, and membership
Moral argument and liberal toleration
Morality and law : same-sex marriage, for and against