David Miller

Justice for Earthlings (eBook, PDF)

Essays in Political Philosophy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139604062
• Artikelnr.: 53076917

Autorenporträt

Missionary/journalist David Miller has lived in South America since 1980, helping to make disciples of Jesus and reporting news on Christians endangered for their faith. David has written other books about Latin America, including the best-selling The Lord of Bellavista: The dramatic story of a prison transformed. He and his wife Barbara spend most of their time in Cochabamba, Bolivia. They have been blessed with four children and five grandchildren.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Political philosophy for Earthlings
2. Two ways to think about justice
3. Social justice in multicultural societies
4. Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments
5. Equality of opportunity and the family
6. Justice and boundaries
7. Social justice versus global justice?
8. 'Are they my poor?': The problem of altruism in a world of strangers
9. Taking up the slack? Responsibility and justice in situations of partial compliance
10. A tale of two cities, or political philosophy as lamentation.

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Introduction; 1. Political philosophy for Earthlings; 2. Two ways to think about justice; 3. Social justice in multicultural societies; 4. Liberalism, equal opportunities and cultural commitments; 5. Equality of opportunity and the family; 6. Justice and boundaries; 7. Social justice versus global justice?; 8. 'Are they my poor?': The problem of altruism in a world of strangers; 9. Taking up the slack? Responsibility and justice in situations of partial compliance; 10. A tale of two cities, or political philosophy as lamentation.

Rezensionen

'Any reader of Miller's essays who, like me, is not a philosopher, is likely to be struck by the subtlety and sophistication of the philosophers' arguments.' London Review of Books