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Book SynopsisThe readings in Justice include the central philosophical statements about justice in society organized to illustrate both the political vision of a good society and different attempts at an analysis of the concept of justice.
Contents: Borges: The Lottery in Babylon, from Labyrinths; Nozick: Distributive Justice, from Anarchy, State and Utopia; Rawls: Principles of Justice, from A Theory of Justice; Plato: Justice, from Republic; Aristotle: Justice, from Nicomachean Ethics; Aquinas: Of Justice, from Summa Theologica; Leibniz: Reflections on the Common Concept of Justice, from Philosophical Papers and Letters; Hume: Of Justice, from An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals; Kant: A Definition of Justice, from The Metaphysical Elements of Justice; Mill: On the Connexion Between Justice and Utility, from Utilitarianism; Marx: To Each According to His Needs, from Critique of the Gotha Program; Kelsen: What is Justice? from What is Justice?; Nabokov: About Mira Belochkin, from Pnin; Suggested Further Readings.
