Concepts of Justice

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-926546-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 412 g

Philosopher D.D. Raphael presents the culmination of a lifetime's study of the development of the idea of justice, from the ancient world to the late twentieth century. His original approach to the subject draws not only on classic texts by such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Hume, Mill, and Rawls, but also on the Bible and Greek tragedy.

In Concepts of Justice D. D. Raphael gives a philosophical survey of the development of the idea of justice. While the framework is historical, the aim is philosophical analysis and criticism. Part I begins with 'Ancient Roots': justice in the Bible, in A

1. What is justice?; PART I ANCIENT ROOTS; 2. Justice in the Bible; 3. Aeschylus' Oresteia: the development of justice; 4. Plato's Republic; 5. Aristotle; 6. Jurists and theologians; PART II MODERN SHOOTS; 8. G. W. Leibniz; 9. David Hume; 10. Hume's critics: Kames and Reid; 11. Adam Smith; 12. J. S. Mill; 13. Henry Sidgwick; 14. Hastings Rashdall; 15. Peter Kropotkin; 16. Chaim Perelman; 17. David Miller; 18. John Rawls; 19. Robert Nozick; 20. Brian Barry; PART III HISTORICAL FRUITS; 21. Fairness; 22. The developing role of justice; Index

Autoren/Hrsg.

Raphael, D. D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

(Imperial College, University of London)