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A BRIEF HISTORY OF JUSTICE
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| By: |
David Johnston |
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Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1405155760 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405155762 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
20 May, 2011 |
| Series: |
Brief Histories of Philosophy |
| Pages: |
280 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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