Applying Rawls in the Twenty-First Century - Race, Gender, the Drug War, and the Right to Die

Zusatztext Informationen zum Autor Martin D. Carcieri is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University, USA. He holds a JD from University of California, Hastings, USA and a PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He has won four teaching awards and is the author of twenty-five journal articles and book chapters on Constitutional Law and Political Theory. Klappentext John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform. Zusammenfassung John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications! this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational! just policy reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. An Overview of Rawls I) Race 2. Affirmative Action and Reparations 3. The Fourteenth Amendment, Public Education, and the Supreme Court II) Gender 4. Gender Discrimination and Professional Ethics III) Autonomy 5. The Fourteenth Amendment and Marijuana Prohibition 6. Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die

Table des matières

Preface 1. An Overview of Rawls I) Race 2. Affirmative Action and Reparations 3. The Fourteenth Amendment, Public Education, and the Supreme Court II) Gender 4. Gender Discrimination and Professional Ethics III) Autonomy 5. The Fourteenth Amendment and Marijuana Prohibition 6. Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: M Carcieri, M. Carcieri, Martin D. Carcieri
• Edition: Palgrave UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 15.07.2015
• EAN: 9781137456489
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45648-9
• Pages: 207
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences naturelles en général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories politiques et histoire des idées; Europa, B, Kulturwissenschaften, Europe, Cultural Studies, Cultural Policy, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, European Politics, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Political Theory, social and political philosophy, Political History, Politics and government, History: specific events and topics, World Politics, Political science and theory, Cultural Policy and Politics, Europe—Politics and government, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political science—Philosophy