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Is killing sometimes morally required? Is the free market fair? It is sometimes wrong to tell the truth? What is justice, and what does it mean? These and other questions are at the heart of Michael Sandel's 'Justice'.
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Penguin philosophy
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Is killing sometimes morally required? Is the free market fair? It is sometimes wrong to tell the truth? What is justice, and what does it mean? These and other questions are at the heart of Michael Sandel's 'Justice'. |
| Carrier Form: | 308 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-292) and index. |
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9780141041339 (pbk) : 0141041331 (pbk) |
| Index Number: | JC578 |
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B82-05 D08 |
| Call Number: | D08/S214 |
| Contents: | Table of contents includes: Doing the right thing -- The greatest happiness principle: utilitarianism -- Do we own ourselves? Libertarianism -- Hired help: markets and morals -- What matters is the motive: Immanuel Kant -- The case for equality: John Rawls -- Arguing affirmative action -- Who deserves what? Aristotle -- What do we owe one another? Dilemmas of loyalty -- Justice and the common good. |