Description
Book SynopsisSeeks to identify when a transaction or relationship can be properly regarded as exploitative - and not oppressive, manipulative, or morally deficient in some other way - and explores the moral weight of taking unfair advantage. This book focuses on what makes a mutually advantageous and consensual transaction exploitive.
Trade Review"Wertheimer's book is a careful and exhaustive analysis of exploitation. One may well disagree with some of his conclusions, but no one interested in the topic will be able to ignore this classic work on the topic of exploitation."--Joan L. McGregor, Philosophy in Review "Wertheimer's book is a cornucopia of hard questions that make you realize how little we think about that so-easy-to-toss brickbat, exploitation."--Ian Hacking, Globe and Mail (Toronto) "This is an excellent book that does more than explore a fascinating concept... It is refined, full of distinctions that are crucial for avoiding confusion on this difficult topic and, finally, it is well written."--Brendan P. Minogue, Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Overview3Ch. 2Unconscionable Contracts37Ch. 3The Exploitation of Student Athletes77Ch. 4Commercial Surrogacy96Ch. 5Unconstitutional Conditions123Ch. 6Sexual Exploitation in Psychotherapy158Ch. 7Unfair Transactions207Ch. 8Consent247Ch. 9Moral Weight and Moral Force278Index311
