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Social justice in the liberal state /

Certain to become the most important work in political theory since John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, this book presents a brilliantly original, compelling vision of a just society-a world in which each of us may live his own life in his own way without denying the same right to others. Full of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ackerman, Bruce A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1980.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part One: A NEW WORLD
  • 1: THE LIBERAL STATE
  • 1. The Struggle for Power
  • 2. Culture and Right
  • 3. Constrained Power Talk
  • 4. Neutrality and Convergence
  • 5. Is Liberalism Consistent?
  • 6. Liberalism and Equal Respect
  • 7. Finishing the Conversation
  • 8. Technologies of Justice
  • 9. Overview of the Argument
  • 2: WEALTH
  • 10. A New World
  • 11. Rationality
  • 12. Neutrality
  • 13. The Pursuit of Happiness
  • 14. The Case for Initial Equality
  • 15. Conversational Presuppositions
  • 16. Uniqueness3: CITIZENSHIP
  • 17. The Question of Citizenship
  • 18. Necessary Conditions for Citizenship: Dialogic Performance
  • 19. Necessary Conditions for Citizenship: Behavioral Requirements
  • 20. From Necessary to Sufficient Conditions
  • 21. The Citizen as Commander
  • 22. Citizenship in Liberal Theory
  • Part Two: JUSTICE OVER TIME
  • 4: BIRTHRIGHTS
  • 23. The Biography of Everyman
  • 24. First and Last
  • 25. Trusteeship
  • 26. Genetic Manipulation
  • 27. Undominated Diversity
  • 28. Adoption, Abortion, Infanticide
  • 29. Birth Defects
  • 30. Genetic Manipulation in Liberal Theory5: LIBERAL EDUCATION
  • 31. Beyond Horticulture
  • 32. Primary Education: The Place of the Family
  • 33. Primary Education: Abuse and Neglect
  • 34. The Decline of Parental Authority
  • 35. Secondary Education: The Liberal Principle
  • 36. The Role of the School in Liberal Theory
  • 37. The Place of Education in Liberal Theory
  • 6: FREE EXCHANGE
  • 38. Partial Synthesis
  • 39. Transactional Flexibility
  • 40. Transmitter-Shields for All
  • 41. Free Speech, Free Competition, Free Love
  • 42. A General Theory of Initial Entitlements43. The Liberal Critique of Individualist Property
  • 44. The Liberal Critique of Collectivism
  • 45. Liberal Solutions
  • 46. Consent and Utility in Transactional Theory
  • 7: TRUSTEESHIP
  • 47. The Question of Inheritance
  • 48. Trusteeship: A Simple Model
  • 49. Complexities: The Problem of Continuity
  • 50. Complexities: Irreplaceable Resources
  • 51. Population Control
  • 52. Justice over Time
  • Part Three: FROM IDEAL TO REALITY
  • 8: EXPLOITATION
  • 53. Statesmanship
  • 54. Equal Sacrifice
  • 55. Exploitation and Affirmative Action56. Exploitation and Overall Budget Size
  • 57. The Appeal to General Advantage
  • 58. Capitalism, Socialism, Liberalism
  • 59. Philosophical Foundations for Liberal Activism
  • 9: LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
  • 60. Disagreement and Tyranny
  • 61. The Pure Problem of Good-Faith Disagreement
  • 62. Civil Disobedience and the Limits of Majority Rule
  • 63. Tyranny
  • 64. Alternative Foundations for Liberal Democracy
  • Part Four: FIRST PRINCIPLES
  • 10: CONTRACT, UTILITY, NEUTRALITY
  • 65. Higher Judges and the Liberal Tradition