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Hardback. Does justice require that individuals get what they deserve? Serena Olsaretti brings together new essays by leading moral and political philosophers examining the relation between desert and justice; they also illuminate the nature of distributive justice, and the relationship between desert and other values, such as equality and responsibility. Editor(s): Olsaretti, Serena. Series: Mind Association Occasional. Num Pages: 284 pages, numerous figures and 1 table. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 547.
Serena Olsaretti brings together new essays by leading moral and political philosophers on the nature of desert and justice, their relations with each other and with other values. Does justice require that individuals get what they deserve? What exactly is involved in giving people what they deserve? Does treating people as responsible agents require that we make room for desert in the economic sphere, as well as in the attribution of moral praise and blame and in the dispensing of punishment? How does respecting desert square with considerations of equality? Does desert, like justice, have a comparative aspect? These are ... Read more
Serena Olsaretti brings together new essays by leading moral and political philosophers on the nature of desert and justice, their relations with each other and with other values. Does justice require that individuals get what they deserve? What exactly is involved in giving people what they deserve? Does treating people as responsible agents require that we make room for desert in the economic sphere, as well as in the attribution of moral praise and blame and in the dispensing of punishment? How does respecting desert square with considerations of equality? Does desert, like justice, have a comparative aspect? These are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Mind Association Occasional
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199259762
SKU
V9780199259762
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Ref
99-1
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