Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And EqualityBasic Books, 5 aug 2008 - 364 pagina's The distinguished political philosopher and author of the widely acclaimed Just and Unjust Wars analyzes how society distributes not just wealth and power but other social “goods” like honor, education, work, free time—even love. |
Inhoudsopgave
| 31 | |
Security and Welfare | 64 |
Fair Shares | 75 |
An American Welfare State | 84 |
A Note on Charity and Dependency | 91 |
What Money Cant Buy | 97 |
What Money Can Buy | 103 |
The Determination of Wages | 116 |
Professionalism and the Insolence of Office | 155 |
Hard Work | 165 |
Free Time | 184 |
Education | 197 |
Kinship and Love | 227 |
Divine Grace | 243 |
Political Power | 281 |
Democratic Citizenship | 303 |
Gifts and Inheritance | 123 |
Office | 129 |
Meritocracy | 135 |
The Meaning of Qualification | 143 |
Justice in the Twentieth Century | 316 |
INDEX | 337 |
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Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality Michael Walzer Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1984 |
Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality Michael Walzer Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2008 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 95 - Thus much of this will make black, white ; foul, fair ; Wrong, right; base, noble; old, young; coward, valiant. Ha, you gods! why this ? what this, you gods? why, this Will lug your priests and servants from your sides ; Pluck stout men's pillows from below their heads...
Pagina 50 - January 1951 and owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear or for reasons other than personal convenience, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country...
Pagina 95 - Thus much of this will make black white, foul fair, Wrong right, base noble, old young, coward valiant. Ha ! you gods, why this? What this, you gods? Why this, Will lug your priests and servants from your sides, Pluck stout men's pillows from below their heads : This yellow slave Will knit and break religions; bless the accurs'd; Make the hoar leprosy ador'd ; place thieves, And give them title, knee, and approbation, With senators on the bench...
Pagina 131 - Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both: (a) to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged, consistent with the just savings principle, and (b) attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of fair equality of opportunity.
Pagina 195 - If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work; But when they seldom come, they wish'd for come, And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.
Pagina 96 - Will knit and break religions; bless the accurs'd ; Make the hoar leprosy ador'd ; place thieves, And give them title, knee, and approbation, With senators on the bench: this is it, That makes the wappen'd widow wed again ; She, whom the spital-house, and ulcerous sores Would cast the gorge at, this embalms and spices To the April day again.
Pagina 31 - The primary good that we distribute to one another is membership in some human community.
Pagina 126 - Munificent bequests and donations for public purposes, whether charitable or educational, form a striking feature in the modern history of the United States, and especially of New England. Not only is it common for rich capitalists to leave by will a portion of their fortune towards the endowment of national institutions, but individuals during their lifetime make magnificent grants of money for the same objects.
Pagina 19 - In formal terms, complex equality means that no citizen's standing in one sphere or with regard to one social good can be undercut by his standing in some other sphere, with regard to some other good. Thus, citizen X may be chosen over citizen Y for political office, and then the two of them will be unequal in the sphere of politics. But they will not be unequal generally so long as X's office gives him no advantages over Y in any other sphere — superior medical care, access to better schools for...
Pagina 175 - For every man to see to it that he really do something, for every woman too...
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