Approximate Justice
Studies in Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Published on 4. December 1997
208 pages
979-8-216-27932-7 (ISBN)
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In this book, distinguished philosopher George Sher explores the normative moral and social problems that arise from living in a decidedly non-ideal world-a world that contains immorality, evil, and injustice, and in which resources (including knowledge) are often inadequate. Sher confronts difficult issues surrounding preferential treatment and equal opportunity, compensatory justice and punishment, the allocation of goods by lottery, and abortion and moral compromise. In each case, Sher asks not what an ideal society would involve, but how we should deal with failures to live up to individual or social ideals. Challenging current academic orthodoxy, Sher's work is sure to incite discussion among students and scholars alike. Approximate Justice is an engaging and provocative book that will excite anyone with interest in social and political philosophy, justice, and law.
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George Sher is professor of philosophy at Rice University. He is the author of Beyond Neutrality: Perfectionism and Politics (Cambridge, 1997) and Desert (Princeton, 1989), and the coeditor of Moral Philosophy: Selected Readings and Reason at Work: Introductory Readings in Philosophy (both from Harcourt Brace Jovanovich).
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Ancient Wrongs and Modern Rights
Chapter 5 Compensation and Transworld Personal Identity
Chapter 6 Justifying Reserve Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 7 Groups and Justice
Chapter 8 Effort, Ability, and Personal Desert
Chapter 9 Preferential Treatment, the Future, and the Past
Chapter 10 Right violations and Injustices: Can We Always Avoid Trade-Offs? Our Preferences, Ourselves
Chapter 11 Predicting Performance
Chapter 12 What Makes a Lottery Fair? Subsidized Abortion: Moral Rights and Moral Compromise
Chapter 13 Deserved Punishment Revisited
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Ancient Wrongs and Modern Rights
Chapter 5 Compensation and Transworld Personal Identity
Chapter 6 Justifying Reserve Discrimination in Employment
Chapter 7 Groups and Justice
Chapter 8 Effort, Ability, and Personal Desert
Chapter 9 Preferential Treatment, the Future, and the Past
Chapter 10 Right violations and Injustices: Can We Always Avoid Trade-Offs? Our Preferences, Ourselves
Chapter 11 Predicting Performance
Chapter 12 What Makes a Lottery Fair? Subsidized Abortion: Moral Rights and Moral Compromise
Chapter 13 Deserved Punishment Revisited
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Author
