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Record Nr.

UNINA9910483236803321

Autore

Räikkä Juha

Titolo

Social Justice in Practice [[electronic resource] ] : Questions in Ethics and Political Philosophy / / by Juha Räikkä

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-04633-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, , 2192-6255 ; ; 14

Disciplina

172.2

Soggetti

Political philosophy

Political theory

Law—Philosophy

Law

Political Philosophy

Political Theory

Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Theory and Practice -- Action and Uncertainty -- Unmasking in Justices -- Privacy and Justice -- Morality and Inner Life -- Self-Deception as an Explanation.

Sommario/riassunto

In this book the practical dimension of social justice is explained using the analysis and discussion of a variety of well-known topics. These include: the relation between theory and practice in normative political philosophy;  the issue of justice under uncertainty;  the question of whether we can and should unmask social injustices by means of conspiracy theories; the issues of privacy and the right to privacy; the issue of how certain psychological states may affect our moral obligations, in particular the obligation to treat others fairly;  and finally the concepts of morality, fairness, and self-deception. The primary goal of the book is to provide readers with an updated discussion of some important and practical social justice issues. These issues are presented  from a  new perspective, based on the author´s



research. It is hoped that bringing these topics together in a single book will promote the emergence of new insights and challenges for future research.  Juha Räikkä is a professor at the Department of Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. His research focuses on ethics and political philosophy.