The Resource Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy, David Miller
Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy, David Miller
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The item Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy, David Miller represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Political philosophy for Earthlings; I; II; III; IV; V; 2 Two ways to think about justice; I; II; III; IV; V; 3 Social justice in multicultural societies; I; II; III; IV; 4 Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments; I; II; III; IV; V; 5 Equality of opportunity and the family; I; II; III; IV; V; 6 Justice and boundaries; I; II; III; 7 Social justice versus global justice?; I; II; III; IV; V; 8 'Are they my poor?': the problem of altruism in a world of strangers; I; II; III; IV; V; VI
- Isbn
- 9781139616515
- Label
- Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy
- Title
- Justice for earthlings
- Title remainder
- essays in political philosophy
- Statement of responsibility
- David Miller
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice"--
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1946-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Miller, David
- Dewey number
- 320.01/1
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JA71
- LC item number
- .M4565 2012eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Political science
- Justice
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- PHILOSOPHY
- Justice
- Political science
- Rechtvaardigheid
- Context
- Sociale aspecten
- Label
- Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy, David Miller
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- Contents
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Political philosophy for Earthlings; I; II; III; IV; V; 2 Two ways to think about justice; I; II; III; IV; V; 3 Social justice in multicultural societies; I; II; III; IV; 4 Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments; I; II; III; IV; V; 5 Equality of opportunity and the family; I; II; III; IV; V; 6 Justice and boundaries; I; II; III; 7 Social justice versus global justice?; I; II; III; IV; V; 8 'Are they my poor?': the problem of altruism in a world of strangers; I; II; III; IV; V; VI
- Control code
- 821617827
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- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139616515
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- computer
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- c
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- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)821617827
- Label
- Justice for earthlings : essays in political philosophy, David Miller
- Note
- Includes index
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- text
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- txt
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- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Political philosophy for Earthlings; I; II; III; IV; V; 2 Two ways to think about justice; I; II; III; IV; V; 3 Social justice in multicultural societies; I; II; III; IV; 4 Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments; I; II; III; IV; V; 5 Equality of opportunity and the family; I; II; III; IV; V; 6 Justice and boundaries; I; II; III; 7 Social justice versus global justice?; I; II; III; IV; V; 8 'Are they my poor?': the problem of altruism in a world of strangers; I; II; III; IV; V; VI
- Control code
- 821617827
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781139616515
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
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- System control number
- (OCoLC)821617827
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