Justice

Justice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present, the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover, Sandel's organization of the readings and his own commentaries allow readers to engage with a variety of pressing contemporary issues. Looking at a host of ethical dilemmas, including affirmative
action, conscription, income distribution, and gay rights, from a variety of angles-morally, legally, politically-the collection engages with the core concerns of political philosophy: individual rights and the claims of community, equality and inequality, morality and law, and ultimately, justice.

Zusatztext This outstanding collection successfully blends historical and contemporary thought! on issues of theoretical and practical importance! to illuminate the main problems of justice. It is accessible to undergraduates in philosophy! with breadth and depth enough to engage the experienced philosophical reader hoping to rethink some central debates. Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught political philosophy since 1980. He is the author of numerous books, including Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Democracy's Discontent, Public Philosophy and most recently, The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering. Klappentext Justice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present, the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover, Sandel's organization of the readings and his own commentaries allow readers to engage with a variety of pressing contemporary issues. Looking at a host of ethical dilemmas, including affirmativeaction, conscription, income distribution, and gay rights, from a variety of angles-morally, legally, politically-the collection engages with the core concerns of political philosophy: individual rights and the claims of community, equality and inequality, morality and law, and ultimately, justice. Zusammenfassung Justice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present! the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover! Sandel's organization of the readings and his own commentaries allow readers to engage with a variety of pressing contemporary issues. Looking at a host of ethical dilemmas! including affirmativeaction! conscription! income distribution! and gay rights! from a variety of angles-morally! legally! politically-the collection engages with the core concerns of political philosophy: individual rights and the claims of community! equality and inequality! morality and law! and ultimately! justice. With concisesection introductions that put the readings in context! this anthology is an invaluable tool for students! teachers! and anyone who wishes to engage in the great moral debates that have animated politics from classical times to our own. ...

Autorentext
Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught political philosophy since 1980. He is the author of numerous books, including Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Democracy's Discontent, Public Philosophy and most recently, The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering.

Inhalt
I. Introduction: Doing the Right Thing
The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens (1884)(The lifeboat case)
II. Utilitarianism
Principles of Morals and Legistlation
Utilitiarianism
III. Libertarianism
Free to Choose
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
The Constitution of Liberty
IV. Locke: Property Rights
Second Treatise of Government
V. Markets and Morals: Surrogate Motherhood, Military Service
Tragic Choices
Battle Cry of Freedom
"All Go Down Together"
In the Matter of Baby 'M' (1987)
In the Matter of Baby 'M' (1988, N.J.Supreme Court)
"Is Women's Labor a Commodity?"
VI. Kant: Freedom as Autonomy
Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals
"On the Supposed Right to Lie"
VII. Rawls: Justice as Fairness
A Theory of Justice
VIII. Distributive Justice: Equality, Entitlement, and Merit
A Theory of Justice
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
IX. Affirmative Action: Reverse Discrimination?
"Racial Discrimination or Righting Past Wrongs?"
Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996)
Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)
"Bakke's Case: Are Quotas Unfair?"
"Double Reverse Discrimination"
"Proxy War: Liberals Denounce Racial Profiling. Conservatives Denounce Affirmative Action. What's the Difference?"
X. Aristotle: Justice and Virtue
The Politics
Nichomachean Ethics
XI. Ability, Disability, and Discrimination: Cheerleaders and golf carts
"A Safety Blitz; Texas Cheerleader Loses Status"
"Honor and Resentment"
"Sorry, Free Rides Not Right"
"Keep the PGA on Foot"
PGA Tour, Inc. v. Martin (2000)
XII. Justice, Community, and Membership
After Virtue
Democracy's Discontent
Spheres of Justice
XIII. Moral Argument and Liberal Toleration
Moral Liberalism
"Political Liberalism"
XV. Morality and Law: Same-Sex Marriage, For and Against
Goodridge v. Dept. of Public Health (2003)
"Abolish Marriage"
"Law, Morality, and 'Sexual Orientation'"
"Homosexuality and the Conservative Mind"
"Universalism, Liberal Theory, and the Problem of Gay Marriage"

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