Hillel Steiner and the Anatomy of Justice - Themes and Challenges

In this volume, essays by an international roster of contributors evaluate the political philosophy of contemporary philosopher Hillel Steiner. The study concludes with a response by Steiner himself.

List of contents

Preface
INTRODUCTION – Ian Carter
I. JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
1. G.A. Cohen, "Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice, and: Does Option Luck Ever Preserve Justice?"
2. Joseph Raz, "On the Value of Distributional Equality"
3. Jonathan Wolff, "Global Justice and Norms of Co-operation: The ‘Layers of Justice’ View"
II. RIGHTS
4. Cécile Fabre, "Preconception Rights"
5. Serena Olsaretti, "Choice, Circumstance, and the Costs of Children"
6. Peter Vallentyne, "Responsibility and Compensation Rights"
III. LEFT-LIBERTARIANISM
7. Eric Mack, "What is Left in Left-Libertarianism?"
8. Michael Otsuka, "Owning Persons, Places, and Things"
9. Philippe van Parijs, "Egalitarian Justice, Left Libertarianism and the Market"
IV. METHODOLOGY
10. Ian Carter, "Respect for Persons and the Interest in Freedom"
11. Norman Geras, "Games and Meanings"
12. Matthew H. Kramer, "Consistency is Hardly Ever Enough: Reflections on Hillel Steiner’s Methodology"
13. Stephen de Wijze, "Recalibrating Steiner on Evil"
V. REPLY BY HILLEL STEINER
14. Hillel Steiner, "Responses"
Index

About the author

Matthew H. Kramer is Professor of Legal & Political Philosophy at Cambridge University; Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge; and Director of the Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy.
Ian Carter is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Pavia, Italy.
Stephen de Wijze is lecturer in political theory at the University of Manchester.

Summary

In this volume, essays by an international roster of contributors evaluate the political philosophy of contemporary philosopher Hillel Steiner. The study concludes with a response by Steiner himself.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen (University of Manchester De Wijze, Stephen Kramer De Wijze, Matthew H. De Wijze Kramer
• Assisted by: Ian Carter (Editor), Carter Ian (Editor), Stephen De Wijze (Editor), De Wijze Stephen (Editor), Matthew H. Kramer (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.04.2014
• EAN: 9780415754361
• ISBN: 978-0-415-75436-1
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Contempor; Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Contempor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Political science and theory, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -