The idea of social injustice is pivotal to much contemporary moral and political philosophy. Starting from a comprehensive and engaging account of the idea of social injustice, this book covers a whole range of issues, including distributive justice, exploitation, torture, moral motivations, democratic theory, voting behaviour and market socialism.
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Preface and Acknowledgements Making Sense of Social Injustice Why Political Philosophy Matters: The Imperative of Social Injustice Studying Social Injustice: The Methodology of Empirical Philosophy The Injustice of Exploitation Torture, Terrorism and the State: A Refutation of the Ticking-Bomb Argument (with Jean Maria Arrigo) The Enlightenment, Contractualism, and the Moral Polity Motivating Justice Justice, Equality, Liberty Sceptical Democracy Political Scepticism: A Reply to the Critics Voting, Rationality and Reputation Deliberative Democracy in Action Socialism in the 21st century: Liberal, Democratic, and Market-Oriented Bibliography IndexOver de auteur
Vittorio Bufacchi teaches Philosophy at University College Cork, Ireland. He is Series Editor of Palgrave Philosophy Today.
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