M. Carcieri

Applying Rawls in the Twenty-First Century

Race, Gender, the Drug War, and the Right to Die

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-45648-9
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 395g
• ISBN-13: 9781137456489
• ISBN-10: 1137456485
• Artikelnr.: 42408688

Autorenporträt

Martin D. Carcieri is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University, USA. He holds a JD from University of California, Hastings, USA and a PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He has won four teaching awards and is the author of twenty-five journal articles and book chapters on Constitutional Law and Political Theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. An Overview of Rawls I) Race 2. Affirmative Action and Reparations 3. The Fourteenth Amendment, Public Education, and the Supreme Court II) Gender 4. Gender Discrimination and Professional Ethics III) Autonomy 5. The Fourteenth Amendment and Marijuana Prohibition 6. Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die