Heirs of Oppression - Racism and Reparations

Packing his case with moral argument and relevant facts, Angelo Corlett offers the most comprehensive defense to date in favor of reparations for African Americans and American Indians. As Corlett see it, the heirs of oppression are both the descendants of the oppressors and the descendants of their victims. Corlett delves deeply into the philosophically related issues of collective responsibility, forgiveness and apology, and reparations as a human right in ways that no other book or article to date has done. He recommends specific policies and tests the basic arguments of this book with a lengthy chapter considering several objections to the line of reasoning grounding the project.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Reparations Chapter 4 PART 1: Utilitarian Approaches to Reparations Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Cosmopolitanism and Compensatory Justice Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Utilitarianism and Historical Injustice Chapter 7 PART 2: A Rights-Based Approach to Reparations Chapter 8 Chapter 4: Reparations as a Human Right Chapter 9 Chapter 5: Collective Responsibility and Reparations Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Reparations to American Indians Chapter 11 Chapter 7: Reparations to Blacks Chapter 12 Chapter 8: Reparations and Reconciliation Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Possible Reparations Policies Chapter 14 PART 3: Challenges to Reparations Chapter 15 Chapter 10: Objections to Reparations, and Replies Chapter 16 Conclusion Chapter 17 Bibliography Chapter 18 Index.

A propos de l'auteur

J. Angelo Corlett is professor of philosophy and ethics at San Diego State University.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Angelo J. Corlett, J. Angelo Corlett
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 16.11.2010
• EAN: 9781442208155
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0815-5
• Pages: 388
• Thèmes: Studies in Social, Political,; Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Philosophie: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy