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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463393303321

Autore

Vernon Richard <1945->

Titolo

Historical redress : must we pay for the past? / / Richard Vernon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York : , : Continuum, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4411-8089-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Think Now

Disciplina

320.01/1

Soggetti

Reparations for historical injustices - Philosophy

Justice (Philosophy)

Responsibility - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction \ 1. Does the Past Have Rights? \ 2. Who Benefits? \ 3. What Memory Calls For \ 4. Because We Are Who We Are \ 5. Back to the Future \ Conclusion \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this text, Richard Vernon argues that whatever the kind of redress that's at issue, and whether the wrong is large or small, an important philosophical issue arises. Exploring recent and high profile cases, Vernon focuses on the issue of responsibility.