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Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy / / David Miller [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Miller David <1946-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy / / David Miller [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 320.01/1
Soggetto topico: Political science - Philosophy
Justice
Classificazione: POL010000
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Political philosophy for earthlings; 2. Two ways to think about justice; 3. Social justice in multicultural societies; 4. Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments; 5. Equality of opportunity and the family; 6. Justice and boundaries; 7. Social justice versus global justice?; 8. "Are they my poor?" : The problem of altruism in a world of strangers; 9. Taking up the slack? Responsibility and justice in situations of partial compliance; 10. A tale of two cities, or political philosophy as lamentation.
Sommario/riassunto: In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice.
Titolo autorizzato: Justice for earthlings  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-139-61093-7
1-107-23712-2
1-107-25482-5
1-139-61279-4
1-139-61651-X
1-139-23689-X
1-139-62581-0
1-283-89948-5
1-139-62209-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817964303321
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