A Brief History of Justice
David Johnston
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Description for A Brief History of Justice
Paperback. A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. Series: Brief Histories of Philosophy. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.
A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.
- An accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justice
- Shows how complex ideas are anchored in ordinary intuitions about justice
- Traces the emergence of the idea of social justice
- Identifies connections as well as differences between distributive and corrective justice
- Offers accessible, concise introductions to the thought of several leading figures and schools of thought in the history of philosophy
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Brief Histories of Philosophy
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405155779
SKU
V9781405155779
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99-50
About David Johnston
David Johnston is Professor of Political Science and formerly Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. His books include The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation (1986), The Idea of a Liberal Theory (1994), Leviathan: A Norton Critical Edition (ed. with Richard Flathman, 1997), and Equality (ed., ... Read more
Reviews for A Brief History of Justice
“Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers.” (Choice, 1 March 2012)