Screen LibraryJustice：what's the right thing to do?
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 308 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
0374532508 (pbk.) 9780374532505 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D0 |
| CLC: |
D0 B82-051 |
| Call Number: | D0/S214 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-292) and index. 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. Examines the meaning of justice in a variety of situations and asks the reader to morally and politically reflect on each topic. |