Concepts of justice [[electronic resource] /] / D.D. Raphael

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452373803321
• Autore: Raphael D. D (David Daiches), <1916->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• ISBN: 1-299-39726-3; 0-19-158807-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 172/.2/0922
• Soggetti: Justice - History; Political science - History; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprinted 2004.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Ancient roots -- pt. II. Modern shoots -- pt. III. Historical fruits.
• Sommario/riassunto: In Concepts of Justice D. D. Raphael gives a philosophical survey of the development of the idea of justice. While the framework is historical, the aim is philosophical analysis and criticism.Part I begins with 'Ancient Roots': justice in the Bible, in Aeschylus' Oresteia, in the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, and among jurists and theologians in the Middle Ages. Part II, 'Modern Shoots', deals with philosophers from Hobbes to Rawls, and others of the modern age. Some of the writings considered will be unfamiliar to many readers, who will find that eminence as a political theorist is neithe