Justice : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel.
Title:
Justice : what's the right thing to do? / Michael J. Sandel.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st pbk. ed.
Publication:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
Publication Date:
2010
ISBN:
9780374532505
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-292) and index.
Contents:
Doing the right thing -- The greatest happiness principle : utilitarianism -- Do we own ourselves? : libertarianism -- Hired help : markets and morals -- What matters is the motive : Immanuel Kant -- The case for equality : John Rawls -- Arguing affirmative action -- Who deserves what? : Aristotle -- What do we owe one another? : dilemmas of loyalty -- Justice and the common good.
Abstract:
Examines the meaning of justice in a variety of situations and asks the reader to morally and politically reflect on each topic.
Content Type:
text
Carrier Type:
volume
Language:
English
