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Contractarianism, role obligations, and political morality / Benjamin Sachs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sachs, Benjamin, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- State, The--Moral and ethical aspects.
- State, The.
- Political ethics.
- Contractarianism (Ethics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Benjamin Sachs is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. His main interests are in coercion and distributive justice, as well as theoretical and applied issues in ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of law. His previous book, Explaining Right and Wrong, was published by Routledge in 2018.
- Contents:
- A new contractarianism
- Arguing for contractarianism
- Sidestepping objections to contractarianism
- Political liberalism
- Legal liberalism
- The political status of sentient animals
- The legal status of sentient animals
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Extant normative theories of legal personhood.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Sachs, Benjamin. Contractarianism, role obligations, and political morality
- ISBN:
- 9781003227465
- 1003227465
- 9781000476750
- 1000476758
- 9781000476774
- 1000476774
- Publisher Number:
- 40030873260
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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