The idea of justice /
Amartya Sen.

Description

Main Author

Sen, Amartya, 1933-

Language(s)

English

Published

Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.

Subjects

Rawls, John, > Rawls, John, / 1921-2002. > Rawls, John, / 1921-2002. / Theory of justice.
Theory of justice (Rawls, John)
Social contract.
Justice.
Ethics.
Soziale Gerechtigkeit.
Theorie.
Gerechtigkeit.
Theorie.
Soziale Gerechtigkeit.
Gerechtigkeit.
Ethics.
Social contract.
Justice.

Summary

Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.

Physical Description

xxviii, 467 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN

0674060474 (pbk.)
9780674060470 (pbk.)
0674036131 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780674036130 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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