Description
Book SynopsisA contribution to the growing literature on desert in moral philosophy, this book both engages with contemporary literature and offers a new approach to understanding the concept and its relationship to justice. It will be an important resource for upper-level undergraduates and graduate researchers in moral and political philosophy.
Trade Review'This is a gem of a book. Precise conceptual analysis, philosophical argumentation of the highest calibre, and incisive engagement with all of the leading authors on desert. It will be a valuable resource for readers in moral and political philosophy studying desert, justice and a host of other related concepts.' Kristján Kristjánsson, University of Birmingham
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Reviewing the Received Wisdom on Desert: 1. The work we expect desert to do; 2. How we came to have the concept 'desert'; 3. The scope of desert bases. Part II. An Alternative Model of Desert: 4. Stories that point beyond the three-place model of desert; 5. Setting another place for desert; 6. Getting exactly what one deserves; 7. The fullness of truth and the emptiness of desert; Concluding remarks.
