Book: Theories Of Justice: A Treatise On Social Justice, Vol. 1 What is social justice? In Theories Of Justice Brian Barry provides a systematic and detailed analysis of two kinds of answers. One is that justice arises from a sense of the advantage to everyone of having constraints on the pursuit of self-interest. The other answer connects the idea of justice with that of impartiality.
What is social justice? In "Theories of Justice" Brian Barry provides a systematic and detailed analysis of two kinds of answers. One is that justice arises from a sense of the advantage to everyone of having constraints on the pursuit of self-interest. The other answer connects the idea of justice with that of impartiality. Though the first book of a trilogy, "Theories of Justice" stands alone and constitutes a major contribution to the debate about social justice that began in 1971 with Rawls's "A Theory of Justice,"
Details of Book: Theories Of Justice: A Treatise On Social Justice, Vol. 1 Book: Theories Of Justice: A Treatise On Social Justice, Vol. 1
Author: Brian Barry
ISBN: 0520076494
ISBN-13: 9780520076495
, 978-0520076495
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: Sep 1991
Publisher: University Of California Press
Number of Pages: 443
Language: English