Description
Book SynopsisExploitation locates what it is we recognize as bad when we judge a situation to be exploitative. Ideal for courses in social and political philosophy, public policy, or political science.
Trade ReviewI would recommend this book to anyone interested in exploitation as a moral concept, as well as to those who have abandoned the concept of exploitation as fundmentally confused or unhelpful. After reading this book, the latter group may need to change their minds. -- Samantha Brennan, University of Western Ontario
This book should be read by scholars and students of ethics and political philosophy, but also by policy makers, CEOs, marriage counselors, and anyone positioned to alter the terms of social cooperation—on a large or small scale. -- Laurie Shrage, California State Polytechnic University
Written in a clear and concise style, will appeal primarily to ethicists and perhaps other faculty. Sample's hypothetical examples are interesting and, to this reviewer's intuition, her conclusions are right. Recommended. * CHOICE *
Sample's book is on the whole a fine contribution to an important debate in its systematic and open-minded treatment of its subject. It is capable of forcing anyone who reads it to rethink his established notions about what exploitation involves and what makes it wrong. * Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy *
Sample presents a powerful and original account of exploitation that distinguishes exploitation from other moral faults and explains precisely why it is morally objectionable. -- Jon Mandle, SUNY-Albany
Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Badness of Exploitation: Why Not a Market Approach? Chapter 2 Exploitation and Vulnerability: "Taking Advantage of an Unusual Situation" Chapter 3 What Is Bad about Exploitation: Exploitation, Degradation, and Human Flourishing Chapter 4 Exploitation and the Family: Accounting for Exploitation among Intimates Chapter 5 Exploitation and Globalization: Is Globalization Fundamentall Exploitative?
