Paul Woodruff

Ajax Dilemma

Justice, Fairness, and Rewards

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A leading philosopher shows how the story of Ajax and Odysseus sheds new light on the contentious issue of disproportionate rewards in contemporary American society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP US
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 127mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780199356881
• ISBN-10: 0199356882
• Artikelnr.: 39480574

Autorenporträt

Paul Woodruff teaches philosophy at The University of Texas at Austin, where he has held positions for over twenty years as department chair, honors director, and dean. He served in the United States Army as a junior officer, 1969-71. His many books include Reverence, First Democracy, and The Necessity of Theater.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One Introductory
Ajax
What's at Stake: Rewards, Booty, and Incentives
Part Two The Story of Ajax
Part Three Learning from the Ajax Story
A New Approach to Justice and Compassion
The Myth
Caring About Ajax
The Storytellers
The Contest: What Went Wrong
Part Four Justice as Human Wisdom
Bad Losers
Compassion
Fairness
The Fairness Trap
Good Things and their Doubles
Justice
Anger: Justice in the Soul
Honor and Respect
Wisdom
Leadership
The Answer: How to Survive the Dilemma
Afterword
Ajax and Odysseus: From Battlefield to Boardroom, by C. Cale McDowell