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The Good Life as a Public Good
Govert A. Den . Ed(S): Hartogh
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hartogh, Govert A. den. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPN; HPQ; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 264.
According to the neutrality thesis, in designing state policies governments should not allow themselves to be informed by any particular conceptions of the good life. The aim of this book is to contribute to the debate about this thesis in two specific ways. Firstly, the limits of acceptable state perfectionism are examined, not on a general level but by reference to some particular concerns of government policy; transgenic animals, future generations, the promotion of the arts, minority cultures, the allocation of scarce health care resources, the integration of mentally handicapped people ... Read more
According to the neutrality thesis, in designing state policies governments should not allow themselves to be informed by any particular conceptions of the good life. The aim of this book is to contribute to the debate about this thesis in two specific ways. Firstly, the limits of acceptable state perfectionism are examined, not on a general level but by reference to some particular concerns of government policy; transgenic animals, future generations, the promotion of the arts, minority cultures, the allocation of scarce health care resources, the integration of mentally handicapped people ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Series
Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy
Number of Pages
171
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048153978
SKU
V9789048153978
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