Justice - A Reader - Paperback - 2007

Justice brings together in one indispensable volume essential readings on justice and moral reasoning. With readings from major thinkers from the classical era up to the present, the collection provides a thematic overview of the concept of justice. Moreover, Sandels organization of the readings and his own commentaries allow readers to engage with a variety of pressing contemporary issues. Looking at a host of ethical dilemmas, including affirmative action, conscription,income distribution, and gay rights, from a variety of anglesmorally, legally, politicallythe collection engages with the core concerns of political philosophy: individual rights and the claims of community, equality and inequality, morality and law, and ultimately, justice.

Year of publication: 2007
Pagination: 432 pages
Format: Paperback