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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: 03/06/2011
      ISBN13: 9781405155779, 978-1405155779
      ISBN10: 1405155779
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      Ethics and moral philosophy Political science and theory Social and political philosophy

      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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