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A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.

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Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. (Choice, 1 March 2012)

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Prologue: From the Standard Model to a Sense of Justice 7 1 The Terrain of Justice 15 2 Teleology and Tutelage in Plato's Republic 38 3 Aristotle's Theory of Justice 63 4 From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle to Hobbes 89 5 The Emergence of Utility 116 6 Kant s Theory of Justice 142 7 The Idea of Social Justice 167 8 The Theory of Justice as Fairness 196 Epilogue: From Social Justice to Global Justice? 223 Glossary of Names 233 Source Notes 239 Index 257

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/05/2011
      ISBN13: 9781405155762, 978-1405155762
      ISBN10: 1405155760

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.

      Trade Review
      Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. (Choice, 1 March 2012)

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Prologue: From the Standard Model to a Sense of Justice 7 1 The Terrain of Justice 15 2 Teleology and Tutelage in Plato's Republic 38 3 Aristotle's Theory of Justice 63 4 From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle to Hobbes 89 5 The Emergence of Utility 116 6 Kant s Theory of Justice 142 7 The Idea of Social Justice 167 8 The Theory of Justice as Fairness 196 Epilogue: From Social Justice to Global Justice? 223 Glossary of Names 233 Source Notes 239 Index 257

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