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Justice As Right Actions : An Original Theory of Justice in Conversation with Major Contemporary Accounts.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (231 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498516525
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Justice As Right ActionsDDC classification:
  • 320.011
LOC classification:
  • JC578.K54 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I: The Theory of Justice as Right Actions -- 1 Introduction -- II: Moral Dimensions -- 2 Agency and Responsibility -- 3 Moral Decision Making and Relational Justice -- III: Political Liberalism -- 4 Values and Liberalism -- 5 Utility and the Harm Principle -- 6 Liberty -- 7 Equality -- IV: The Reach of the Theory -- 8 Global Justice -- 9 Future Obligations of Justice -- V: Contemporary Disputes: The Power of Groups -- 10 Group Rights -- 11 Communities -- 12 Multiculturalism and the Limits of Liberalism -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: Justice as Right Actions proffers an original theory of justice and contrasts the theory with major contemporary accounts. Stated as two principles and a priority rule, the theory provides normative guidance to questions of justice in given political circumstances.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I: The Theory of Justice as Right Actions -- 1 Introduction -- II: Moral Dimensions -- 2 Agency and Responsibility -- 3 Moral Decision Making and Relational Justice -- III: Political Liberalism -- 4 Values and Liberalism -- 5 Utility and the Harm Principle -- 6 Liberty -- 7 Equality -- IV: The Reach of the Theory -- 8 Global Justice -- 9 Future Obligations of Justice -- V: Contemporary Disputes: The Power of Groups -- 10 Group Rights -- 11 Communities -- 12 Multiculturalism and the Limits of Liberalism -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author.

Justice as Right Actions proffers an original theory of justice and contrasts the theory with major contemporary accounts. Stated as two principles and a priority rule, the theory provides normative guidance to questions of justice in given political circumstances.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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