Description
Book SynopsisA unique compendium of foundational and contemporary writings in global justice, newly revised and expanded
The Global Justice Reader is the first resource of its kind to focus exclusively on this important topic in moral and political philosophy, providing an expertly curated selection of both classic and contemporary work in one comprehensive volume. Purpose-built for course work, this collection brings together the best in the field to help students appreciate the philosophical dimensions of critical global issues and chart the development of diverse concepts of justice and morality.
Newly revised and expanded, the Reader presents key writings of the most influential writers on global justice, including Thomas Hobbes, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Martha C. Nussbaum, and Peter Singer. Thirty-nine chapters across eleven thematically organized sections explore sovereignty, rights to self-determination, human rights, nationalism and patriotism, cosmopo
Table of Contents
Preface for the First Edition
Preface for the Revised Edition
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART 1: Sovereignty
Introduction
1 Thomas Hobbes, "Leviathan"
2 Charles R. Beitz, "A State of Nature"
3 Thomas W. Pogge, "Cosmopolitanism and Sovereignty"
PART 2: Rights to Self-determination
Introduction
4 Avishai Margalit & Joseph Raz, "National Self-Determination"
5 Allen Buchanan, "Theories of Secession"
PART 3: Human Rights
Introduction
6 UN, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
7 Leif Wenar, "The Nature of Rights"
8 James W. Nickel, "Making Sense of Human Rights"
9 Peter Jones, "Group Rights and Group Oppression"
10 David Sussman, "What's Wrong with Torture?"
Part 4: Nationalism and Patriotism
Introduction
11 Martha C. Nussbaum, "Patriotism and Cosmopolitanism"
12 Richard W. Miller, "Cosmopolitan Respect and Patriotic Concern"
Part 5: Cosmopolitanism
Introduction
13 Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace
14 Pauline Kleingeld, "Kantian Patriotism"
15 Simon Caney, "Cosmopolitan Justice and Equalizing Opportunities"
16 Thom Brooks, "Philosophy Unbound"
Part 6: Immigration and Citizenship
Introduction
17 David Miller, "Immigrants, Nations, and Citizenship"
18 Michael Blake, "Immigration, Jurisdiction and Exclusion"
19 Samuel Scheffler, "Immigration and the Significance of Culture"
Part 7: Global Poverty
Introduction
20 Peter Singer, "Famine, Affluence, and Morality"
21 David Miller, "Distributing Responsibilities"
22 Thom Brooks, "Remedial Responsibilities beyond Nations"
23 Thomas Nagel, "The Problem of Global Justice"
24 Andreas Sangiovannni, "How Practices Matter"
25 Lea Ypi, Robert E. Goodin and Christian Barry, "Associative Duties, Global Justice and the Colonies"
Part 8: Just War
Introduction
26 St Thomas Aquinas, "War, Sedition, and Killing"
27 John Stuart Mill, "A Few Words on Non-Intervention"
28 UN, Charter, Chapter VII
29 Thomas Nagel, "War and Massacre"
30 Jeff McMahan, "Just Cause for War"
31 Seth Lazar, "Necessity in Self-defense and War"
Part 9 Terrorism
Introduction
32 David Rodin, "Terrorism without Intention"
33 Saul Smilansky, "Terrorism, Justification, and Illusion"
Part 10 Women and Global Justice
Introduction
34 Susan Moller Okin, "Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?"
35 Susan Moller Okin, "Poverty, Well-being and Gender"
36 Martha C. Nussbaum, "On hearing women's voices"
Part 11 Climate Change
Introduction
37 Stephen M Gardiner, "The Real Tragedy of the Commons"
38 Simon Caney, "Just Emissions"
39 Thom Brooks, "How Not to Save the Planet"
Bibliography
Index
