Social injustice : essays in political philosophy
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Social injustice : essays in political philosophy
Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-198) and index
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Description
The idea of social injustice is pivotal to much contemporary moral and political philosophy. Starting from a comprehensive and engaging account of the idea of social injustice, this book covers a whole range of issues, including distributive justice, exploitation, torture, moral motivations, democratic theory, voting behaviour and market socialism.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements Making Sense of Social Injustice Why Political Philosophy Matters: The Imperative of Social Injustice Studying Social Injustice: The Methodology of Empirical Philosophy The Injustice of Exploitation Torture, Terrorism and the State: A Refutation of the Ticking-Bomb Argument (with Jean Maria Arrigo) The Enlightenment, Contractualism, and the Moral Polity Motivating Justice Justice, Equality, Liberty Sceptical Democracy Political Scepticism: A Reply to the Critics Voting, Rationality and Reputation Deliberative Democracy in Action Socialism in the 21st century: Liberal, Democratic, and Market-Oriented Bibliography Index
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