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Oxford University Press From Rationality to Equality
Book SynopsisMost contemporary moral and political philosophers would like to have an argument showing that morality is rationally required. In From Rationality to Equality, James P. Sterba provides just such an argument and further shows that morality, so justified, requires substantial equality. His argument from rationality to morality is based on the principle of non-question-beggingness and has two forms. The first assumes that the egoist is willing to argue for egoism non-question-beggingly, and the second only assumes that the egoist is willing to assent to premises she actually needs to achieve her egoistic goals. Either way, he argues, morality is rationally (i.e., non-question-beggingly) preferable to egoism.Sterba''s argument from morality to equality non-question-beggingly starts with assumptions that are acceptable from a libertarian perspective, the view that appears to endorse the least enforcement of morality, and then shows that this perspective requires a right to welfare which, wTrade ReviewJames P. Sterba has put together a clearly written, closely and thoroughly argued, and well-organized book that advances arguments that address two fundamental questions in ethics and social theory. * Social Theory and Practice *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. The Historical Connection to Immanuel Kant ; 3. From Rationality to Morality ; 4. Critics of the Rationality to Morality Argument ; 5. Alternative Justifications for Morality ; 6. From Liberty to Equality ; 7. Critics of the Liberty to Equality Argument ; 8. Alternative Justifications for Welfare and Equality ; 9. Conclusion
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Rowman & Littlefield The Pursuit of Justice
Book SynopsisThe Pursuit of Justice: A Personal Philosophical Historyis a collection of renowned scholar and philosopher James P. Sterba's finest works - essays spanning the full spectrum of his illustrious career along with new scholarship on the enduring struggle for justice we face as a society, and as individuals in the modern world. That struggle, or pursuit, may be ongoing, but as this book details it has come a long way, and that progress, however frustrating it may be to obtain and secure, is a testament to the work to which scholars like Sterba have devoted their lives and careers. In Sterba''s case, that pursuit begins with an analysis of the concept of desert that is thought to be at the core of justice. It provides accounts of retributive and distributive justice, ands contains a response to the egoist who seeks to undermine any such endeavor. It broadens to include feminist justice, environmental justice, racial justice, and justice for distant peoples and future generations. It is aTable of ContentsIntroduction Justice and the Concept of Desert (1976) Retributive Justice (1977) Ethical Egoism and Beyond (1979) Neo-Libertarianism (1980) The Welfare Rights of Distant Peoples and Future Generations: Moral Side-Constraints on Social Policy (1981) Justifying Morality: The Right and the Wrong Ways (1985) Feminist Justice and the Family (1990) Reconciling Pacifists and Just War Theorists (1992) Environmental Ethics (2000) Terrorism and International Justice (2003/2005) Affirmative Action For the Future (2004/2006) From Rationality to Equality: Completing the Kantian Project (2008) Current Developments
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