Justice
内容简介
Is killing sometimes morally required? Is the free market fair? It is sometimes wrong to tell the truth? What is justice, and what does it mean? These and other questions are at the heart of Michael Sandel's Justice. Considering the role of justice in our society and our lives, he reveals how an understanding of philosophy can help to make sense of politics, religion, morality - and our own convictions. Breaking down hotly contested issues, from abortion, euthanasia and same-sex marriage, to patriotism, dissent and affirmative action, Sandel shows how the biggest questions in our civiv life can be broken down and illuminated through reasoned debate. Justice promises to take readers - of all ages and political persuasions - on an exhilarating journey to confront controversies in a fresh and enlightening way.
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作者简介
Michael J. Sandel is the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1980. He has taught his undergraduate course “Justice” to more than 15,000 Harvard students over the years, and video footage of the course was adapted into a PBS television series. Sandel graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University and received his doctorate from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He served on the George W. Bush administration's President's Council on Bioethics. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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目录
Contents
1. DOING THE RIGHT THING....................3
2. THE GREATEST HAPPINESS PRINCIPLE / UTILITARIANISM....................31
3. DO WE OWN OURSELVES? / LIBERTARIANISM....................58
4. HIRED HELP / MARKETS AND MORALS....................75
5. WHAT MATTERS IS THE MOTIVE / IMMANUEL KANT....................103
6. THE CASE FOR EQUALITY / JOHN RAWLS....................140
7. ARGUING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION....................167
8. WHO DESERVES WHAT? / ARISTOTLE....................184
9. WHAT DO WE OWE ONE ANOTHER? / DILEMMAS OF LOYALTY....................208
10. JUSTICE AND THE COMMON GOOD....................244
NOTES....................271
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS....................293
INDEX....................295
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读书文摘
要看一个社会是否公正，就要看它如何分配我们所看重的物品——收入与财富、义务与权利、权力与机会、公共职务与荣誉等等。一个公正的社会以正当的方式分配这些物品，它给予每个人以应得的东西。
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