Commutative Justice - A Liberal Theory of Just Exchange

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I. Foundations of Commutative Justice
Chapter 2. Exchanges, Market Exchanges, and Their Function
Chapter 3. The Domain of Commutative Justice
Part II. Consequential Commutative Justice
Chapter 4. Externalities
Chapter 5. Monopolies
Chapter 6. Lockean Provisos
Chapter 7. Inequality
Chapter 8. Commodification
Chapter 9. Conclusion & Policy Implications

About the author

Carl David Mildenberger is International Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of St Andrews, UK and a PhD in Economics from Witten/Herdecke University, Germany. He is the author of Economics and Social Conflict (2013). His published work has appeared in journals such as Philosophical Studies, Inquiry, Journal of Applied Philosophy, and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Summary

This book develops a liberal theory of justice in exchange. It identifies the conditions that market exchanges need to fulfill to be just. It also addresses the challenge that we need to consider the combined consequences of millions of market exchanges to reach a final judgment about whether some individual exchange is just.

Product details

• Authors: Carl David Mildenberger, Carl David (University of St. Gallen Mildenberger
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9780367346799
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34679-9
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Political Philosophy for the Real World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy