ISBN:
0674036131
,
9780674036130
Language:
English
Pages:
XXVIII, 467 S.
,
24 cm
DDC:
320.01/1
Keywords:
Rawls, John
;
Rawls, John 1921-2002
;
Social contract
;
Justice
;
Ethics
;
Justice
;
Social contract
;
Ethics
;
Recht
;
Gerechtigkeit
;
Weltordnung
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Chancengleichheit
;
Gerechtigkeit
;
Theorie
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Theorie
Abstract:
Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives
Abstract:
Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: An approach to justice -- The demands of justice. -- Reason and objectivity -- Rawls and beyond -- Institutions and persons -- Voice and social choice -- Impartiality and objectivity -- Closed and open impartiality -- Forms of reasoning. -- Position, relevance and illusion -- Rationality and other people -- Plurality of impartial reasons -- Realizations, consequences and agency -- The materials of justice. -- Lives, freedoms and capabilities -- Capabilities and resources -- Happiness, well-being and capabilities -- Equality and liberty -- Public reasoning and democracy. -- Democracy as public reason -- The practice of democracy -- Human rights and global imperatives -- Justice and the world.
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