Morality and justice : reading Boylan's A just society / edited by John-Stewart Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gordon, John-Stewart, 1976- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Values.

Boylan, Michael, 1952- Just society.

Boylan, Michael.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in this book engage the original and controversial claims from Michael Boylan's A Just Society. Each essay discusses Boylan's claims from a particular chapter and offers a critical analysis of these claims. Boylan responds to the essays in his lengthy and philosophically rich reply.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction John-Stewart Gordon and Tanja Kohnen; 2. Becoming Moral Agents: On the Personal Worldview Imperative Robert Paul Churchill; 3. A Feminist Personal Worldview Imperative Rosemarie Tong; 4. Justification in Ethics: Desiring to Be Good and Ethical Commendation Seumas Miller; 5. Justification in Ethics Dale Jacquette; 6. On the Possibility of a Hierarchy of Moral Goods Marcus Düwell; 7. Michael Boylan on Religion and Ethics: An Appreciative Theological Assessment James A. Donahue

8. Extinguishing Desire: Not a Simple Plan at All Wanda Teays9. Diversity and the Common Body of Knowledge Johann-Christian Põder; 10. On Justice John-Stewart Gordon; 11. Justice in A Just Society Edward H. Spence; 12. Public Policy: Moving Toward Moral Cosmopolitanism Gabriel Palmer-Fernández; 13. Justice and Global Health Christopher Lowry and U do Schüklenk; 14. Ethics, Metaethics, Political Theory, and Policy: A Reply to My Colleagues Michael Boylan; Definitions; Index; About the Contributors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32453-9

0-7391-2299-1

1-4616-3382-6

OCLC:

858229968