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020			_a9781139236898 (ebook)
020			_z9781107028791 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aJA71 _b.M4565 2013
082	0	0	_a320.01/1 _223
100	1		_aMiller, David, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aJustice for Earthlings : _bEssays in Political Philosophy / _cDavid Miller.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (260 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aIn the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice.
650		0	_aJustice
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107028791
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139236898
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
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