What is this thing called Global Justice?: What is this thing called?
Autor Kok-Chor Tanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 sep 2021
- world poverty
- economic inequality
- nationalism
- human rights
- humanitarian intervention
- immigration
- global democracy and governance
- climate change
- reparations
- health justice
- international justice.
Centered on real world problems, this textbook helps students to understand that global justice is not only a field of philosophical inquiry but also of practical importance. Each chapter concludes with a helpful summary of the main ideas discussed, study questions and a further reading guide.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780367420673
ISBN-10: 0367420678
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:2 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria What is this thing called?
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0367420678
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Ediția:2 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria What is this thing called?
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate CoreNotă biografică
Kok-Chor Tan is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His books include Justice, Institutions, and Luck (2012), Justice Without Borders (2004), and Toleration, Diversity, and Global Justice (2000).
Cuprins
Preface to the Second Edition 1. Introduction 2. World Poverty 3. Global Economic Equality 4. Global Egalitarianism: objections and replies 5. Nationalism and Patriotic Sentiments 6. The Universality of Human Rights 7. Human Rights: the challenge of sovereignty, culture and gender 8. Just Wars and Humanitarian Intervention 9. Borders: immigration, secession and territory 10. Climate Change Justice: sharing the burden 11. Global Democracy: cosmopolitan versus international 12. Global Health Justice 13. Reparations: is international reparative justice possible and necessary? 14. Conclusion. Bibliography Index
Recenzii
Praise for the first edition:
'This is an extremely accessible and comprehensive introduction to global justice and its application to concerns that continue to threaten global cohabitation. Balancing theoretical richness with exacting practical application, this book is an absolute must-have for anyone interested in better understanding global justice and its scope. In fact, it should be required reading for any course featuring global justice!' - Garrett W. Brown, University of Leeds, UK
'This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to some of the most important issues in global justice, including world poverty, human rights, cultural diversity, just war and immigration. Kok-Chor Tan does a terrific job in presenting complex ideas in a rigorous yet highly accessible style, drawing on the latest scholarship in political philosophy. This will be an excellent resource for students as well as for teachers.' - Massimo Renzo, King's College London, UK
'The text is accessible to the expected undergraduate audience but also to a broader readership, including advocated who desire to be a more effective for those whom they seek to serve. Thanks to its content and style, this text is well able to speak to those from a diverse range of backgrounds.' - Carolyn M. Evans, University of New South Wales, Australia
'This is an extremely accessible and comprehensive introduction to global justice and its application to concerns that continue to threaten global cohabitation. Balancing theoretical richness with exacting practical application, this book is an absolute must-have for anyone interested in better understanding global justice and its scope. In fact, it should be required reading for any course featuring global justice!' - Garrett W. Brown, University of Leeds, UK
'This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to some of the most important issues in global justice, including world poverty, human rights, cultural diversity, just war and immigration. Kok-Chor Tan does a terrific job in presenting complex ideas in a rigorous yet highly accessible style, drawing on the latest scholarship in political philosophy. This will be an excellent resource for students as well as for teachers.' - Massimo Renzo, King's College London, UK
'The text is accessible to the expected undergraduate audience but also to a broader readership, including advocated who desire to be a more effective for those whom they seek to serve. Thanks to its content and style, this text is well able to speak to those from a diverse range of backgrounds.' - Carolyn M. Evans, University of New South Wales, Australia
Descriere
A clear and engaging introduction to this widely studied and important topic. Centered on real world problems, this textbook helps students to understand that global justice is not only a field of philosophical inquiry but also of practical importance.