On Justice
Published on 25. May 1989
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-19-824895-8 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this book is to give a single coherent account of the concept of justice. The Theory of Games is used to reveal the rationale of justice, and to distinguish the theory developed in the book from those given by the Utilitarians. Other books by the author include "The Principle of Politics", "The Concept of Probability", "The Freedom of the Will" and "Space, Time and Causality - an Essay in Natural Philosophy".
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
392 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-824895-8 (9780198248958)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Unfair; rights and interests; rationality and the theory of games; natural justice and process values; justice and law; punishment; administrative justice; distributive justice; justice and equality; the thoery of Rawls; freedom, responsibility and desert; "pacta sunt servanda"; economic justice; fiscal justice; justice between states; justice and morality.