A Philosophy of Need

Herausgeber: Reader, Soran; Brock, Gillian

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Appeals to need abound in everyday discussion. People make claims about their own needs all the time, in a way that suggests these should have moral force. This volume offers a fine introduction to an important concept in day-to-day life. A new Foreword explains the book's continuing significance and relevance.

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Produktdetails

• Talking Philosophy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 127mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9781009230162
• ISBN-10: 1009230166
• Artikelnr.: 67675432

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Soran Reader
2. An idea we cannot do without David Wiggins
3. Needs and global justice Gillian Brock
4. Need, humiliation and independence John O'neill
5. Needs and ethics in ancient philosophy Christopher Rowe
6. Aristotle on necessities and needs Soran Reader
7. Need, care and obligation Sarah Clark Miller
8. Needs, facts, goodness and truth Jonathan Lowe
9. Fundamental needs Garrett Thomson
10. Needs, rights and collective obligations Bill Wringe
11. Where does the moral force of the concept of needs reside and when? David Braybrooke
12. Needs and capabilities Sabina Alkire.