ISBN:
0199214352
,
9780199214358
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 274 S.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Online-Ressource Oxford scholarship online. Political Science Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. u.d. T.: The heart of justice
DDC:
303.3/7201
Keywords:
Altruism
;
Social justice
;
Social values
;
Conduct of life
Abstract:
The Heart of Justice proposes a new framework of political justice based upon the practice of caring. Integrating the insights of earlier care theorists with the concerns of traditional justice theorists, Engster forges a new synthesis between care and justice, and further argues that the institutional and policy commitments of care theory must be recognized as central to any adequate theory of justice. Engster begins by offering a practice-based account of caring and a theory of obligation that explains why individuals should care for others. He then systematically demonstrates the implicatio
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Introduction; 1. The Nature of Caring and the Obligation to Care; 2. Care Theory and Domestic Politics; 3. Care Theory and Economic Justice; 4. Care Theory and International Relations; 5. Care Theory and Culture; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199214358.001.0001
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