A brief history of justice /

• Main Author: Johnston, David, 1951-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Series: Brief histories of philosophy.
• Subjects: Justice (Philosophy) > History.; Social justice > Philosophy.; Philosophy.; PHILOSOPHY > General.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.; Justice (Philosophy); Rechtvaardigheid.; Gerechtigkeit.; Soziale Gerechtigkeit.; Ethik.; Rättvisa > historia.; Social rättvisa > historia.; Politisk filosofi > historia.; Electronic books.; History.; Geschiedenis (vorm)

"A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice. An accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justice Shows how complex ideas are anch...

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Prologue
• The Terrain of Justice
• Teleology and Tutelage in Plato's
• Aristotle's Theory of Justice
• From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle to Hobbes
• The Emergence of Utility
• Kant's Theory of Justice
• The Idea of Social Justice
• The Theory of Justice as Fairness
• Epilogue
• Glossary of Names
• Source Notes
• Index.
• Machine generated contents note: Introduction.
• Prologue: From the Standard Model to a Sense of Justice.
• 1: The Terrain of Justice.
• 2: Teleology and Tutelage in Plato's Republic.
• 3: Aristotle's Theory of Justice.
• 4: From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle to Hobbes.
• 5: The Emergence of Utility.
• 6: Kant's Theory of Justice.
• 7: The Idea of Social Justice.
• 8: The Theory of Justice as Fairness.
• Epilogue: From Social Justice to Global Justice?
• Source Notes.
• Glossary of Names.
• Index.