Social Injustice: Essays in Political Philosophy

By Vittorio Bufacchi

Book Overview

Preface and Acknowledgements Making Sense of Social Injustice Why Political Philosophy Matters: The Imperative of Social Injustice Studying Social Injustice: The Methodology of Empirical Philosophy The Injustice of Exploitation Torture, Terrorism and the State: A Refutation of the Ticking-Bomb Argument (with Jean Maria Arrigo) The Enlightenment, Contractualism, and the Moral Polity Motivating Justice Justice, Equality, Liberty Sceptical Democracy Political Scepticism: A Reply to the Critics Voting, Rationality and Reputation Deliberative Democracy in Action Socialism in the 21st century: Liberal, Democratic, and Market-Oriented Bibliography Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349321370
• ISBN13: 9781349321377
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"