Philosophy of Justice
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This book presents surveys of significant trends in contemporary philosophy. Contributing authors explore themes relating to justice including natural rights, equality, freedom, democracy, morality and cultural traditions. Key movements and thinkers are considered, ranging from ancient Greek philosophy, Roman and Christian traditions to the development of Muslim law, Enlightenment perspectives and beyond.
Authors discuss important works, including those of Aristotle, Ibn Khaldun, John Locke, Immanuel Kant and Mary Wollstonecraft. Readers are also invited to examine Hegel and the foundation of right, Karl Marx as a utopian socialist and the works of Paul Ricœur, amongst the wealth of perspectives presented in this book.
Through these chapters, readers are able to explore the relationship of the state to justice and consider the rights of the individual and the role of law. Contributions presented here discuss concepts including Sharia law, freedom in the community andLibertarian Anarchism. Readers may follow accounts of justice in the Scottish Enlightenment and consider fairness, social justice and the concept of injustice.
The surveys presented here show different approaches and a variety of interpretations. Each contribution has its own bibliography.
This book presents surveys of significant trends in contemporary philosophy. Contributing authors explore themes relating to justice including natural rights, equality, freedom, democracy, morality and cultural traditions. Key movements and thinkers are considered, ranging from ancient Greek philosophy, Roman and Christian traditions to the development of Muslim law, Enlightenment perspectives and beyond.
Authors discuss important works, including those of Aristotle, Ibn Khaldun, John Locke, Immanuel Kant and Mary Wollstonecraft. Readers are also invited to examine Hegel and the foundation of right, Karl Marx as a utopian socialist and the works of Paul Ricœur, amongst the wealth of perspectives presented in this book.
Through these chapters, readers are able to explore the relationship of the state to justice and consider the rights of the individual and the role of law. Contributions presented here discuss concepts including Sharia law, freedom in the community and Libertarian Anarchism. Readers may follow accounts of justice in the Scottish Enlightenment and consider fairness, social justice and the concept of injustice.
The surveys presented here show different approaches and a variety of interpretations. Each contribution has its own bibliography.
Presents surveys in the field of philosophy, showing different approaches and interpretations to justice Traces key movements and thinkers through the ages, from ancient Greece through Christian and Muslim thought, to the Enlightenment and beyond Explores themes relating to justice including natural rights, equality, freedom, democracy, morality and cultural traditions Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Hegel and the foundation of right basis of Islamic law civil foundation of morality democracy and freedom of speech equality and freedom individual rights and natural law justice and freedom justice and moderation in the state justice in the Scottish Enlightenment law and justice in science of civilisation libertarian anarchism natural law and moral entities