John-Stewart Gordon

Morality and Justice

Reading Boylan's 'A Just Society'

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The essays in this book engage the original and controversial claims from Michael Boylan's A Just Society. Each essay discusses Boylan's claims from a particular chapter and offers a critical analysis of these claims. Boylan responds to the essays in his lengthy and philosophically rich reply.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9780739122983
• ISBN-10: 0739122983
• Artikelnr.: 26009690

Autorenporträt

John-Stewart Gordon teaches philosophy at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Becoming Moral Agents: On the Personal
Worldview Imperative Chapter 3 A Feminist Personal Worldview Imperative
Chapter 4 Justification in Ethics: Desiring to Be Good and Ethical
Commendation Chapter 5 Justification in Ethics Chapter 6 On the Possibility
of a Hierarchy of Moral Goods Chapter 7 Michael Boylan on Religion and
Ethics: An Appreciative Theological Assessment Chapter 8 Extinguishing
Desire: Not a Simple Plan at All Chapter 9 Diversity and the Common Body of
Knowledge Chapter 10 On Justice Chapter 11 Justice in "A Just Society"
Chapter 12 Public Policy: Moving Toward Moral Cosmopolitanism Chapter 13
Establishing Global Health Obligations Amid Ethical Diversity: A Commentary
on Boylan's "A Just Society" Chapter 14 Ethics, Metaethics, Political
Theory, and Policy: A Reply to My Colleagues Part 15 Definitions

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Ethics.- Chapter 2. Ethical Theories.- Chapter 3. Applied Ethics.- Chapter 4. Why Be Moral?.- Chapter 5. Remarks on the Origins of Justice.- Chapter 6. Justice or Equality?.- Chapter 7. On Human Rights.- Chapter 8. Free Will and Moral Responsibility.- Chapter 9. Philosophy Toolbox.