Pursuit of Justice - A Personal Philosophical History

The Pursuit of Justice: A Personal Philosophical History is a collection of renowned scholar and philosopher James P. Sterba's finest works - essays spanning the full spectrum of his illustrious career along with new scholarship on the enduring struggle for justice we face as a society, and as individuals in the modern world. That struggle, or pursuit, may be ongoing, but - as this book details - it has come a long way, and that progress, however frustrating it may be to obtain and secure, is a testament to the work to which scholars like Sterba have devoted their lives and careers.

List of contents

Introduction
Justice and the Concept of Desert (1976)
Retributive Justice (1977)
Ethical Egoism and Beyond (1979)
Neo-Libertarianism (1980)
The Welfare Rights of Distant Peoples and Future Generations: Moral Side-Constraints on Social Policy (1981)
Justifying Morality: The Right and the Wrong Ways (1985)
Feminist Justice and the Family (1990)
Reconciling Pacifists and Just War Theorists (1992)
Environmental Ethics (2000)
Terrorism and International Justice (2003/2005)
Affirmative Action For the Future (2004/2006)
From Rationality to Equality: Completing the Kantian Project (2008)
Current Developments

About the author

James P. Sterba

Product details

• Authors: James P. Sterba
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2013
• EAN: 9781442221772
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2177-2
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: American Association for State & Local History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy