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The readings in this series are chosen from a variety of journals and other sources to cover major areas or issues in the study of politics, government, and political theory. Each volume contains an introductory essay by the editor and a select guide to further reading.
This collection of essays by philosophers, political theorists, and social critics ranges over two millennia, from the ideas of Plato and Aristotle to those of contemporary thinkers such as John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and examines the nature of justice, its importance in human life, and its place among the other virtues. The scope of the collection gives a clear picture of the differences and continuities that have marked the debate: Plato's emphasis on the ideal of 'sticking to one's task' contrasts with the modern emphasis on individual rights, while the account of justice as part of the law of nature offered by Aristotle and Cicero contrasts with Hume's analysis of justice as an artificial virtue. Alan Ryan's introductory essay emphasizes the stringency of justice, showing how its demands can conflict with considerations of the general welfare, while the book concludes with a discussion of Marx's view that justice is perhaps merely a concession to a world of scarcity and selfishness created by capitalist necessities. The book is an essential guide to interpretations of one of the central values of political life and thought.
This collection of essays by philosophers, political theorists, and social critics ranges over two millennia, from the ideas of Plato and Aristotle to those of contemporary thinkers such as John Rawls and Robert Nozick, and examines the nature of justice, its importance in human life, and its place among the other virtues. The scope of the collection gives a clear picture of the differences and continuities that have marked the debate: Plato's emphasis on the ideal of 'sticking to one's task' contrasts with the modern emphasis on individual rights, while the account of justice as part of the law of nature offered by Aristotle and Cicero contrasts with Hume's analysis of justice as an artificial virtue. Alan Ryan's introductory essay emphasizes the stringency of justice, showing how its demands can conflict with considerations of the general welfare, while the book concludes with a discussion of Marx's view that justice is perhaps merely a concession to a world of scarcity and selfishness created by capitalist necessities. The book is an essential guide to interpretations of one of the central values of political life and thought.
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Alan Ryan is Professor of Politics at Princeton University.
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`Excellent introductory text.'
P. Johnson, University of Southampton
`With this addition to the series, Oxford Readings in Politics and Government continues to serve students of political theory well.'
Political Studies
`An outstanding book - as one would expect from the Editor.'
Philip Bean, University of Loughborough
P. Johnson, University of Southampton
`With this addition to the series, Oxford Readings in Politics and Government continues to serve students of political theory well.'
Political Studies
`An outstanding book - as one would expect from the Editor.'
Philip Bean, University of Loughborough
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0198780370
- ISBN 13 9780198780373
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
- EditorRyan Alan
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