Justice Alternative Political Perspectives

The only anthology of its kind, this comprehensive work presents defenses and critiques-both classical and contemporary--of seven seminal conceptions of justice: the Libertarian, the Socialist, the Liberal-Democratic, the Communitarian, the Feminist, the Postmodern, and the Environmental.

I. Introduction

``Introduction''

2

(20)

James P. Sterba

II. Libertarian Justice

``The Libertarian Manifesto''

22

(11)

John Hospers

``From Liberty to Welfare''

33

(10)

James P. Sterba

``The Nonexistence of Basic Welfare Rights''

43

(12)

Tibor Machan

``Contracting for Liberty''

55

(13)

Jan Narveson

III. Socialist Justice

``The Socialist Ideal''

68

(9)

Karl Marx

Friedrich Engels

``Justice Under Socialism''

77

(9)

Edward Nell

Onora O'Neill

``Radical Egalitarianism''

86

(11)

Kai Nielson

``How Liberty Upsets Patterns''

97

(5)

Robert Nozick

IV. Liberal Democratic Justice

The Contractarian Perspective

``The Contractual Basis for a Just Society''

102

(5)

Immanuel Kant

``Justice as Fairness: A Restatement''

107

(11)

John Rawls

``Rawls and a Morally Defensible Conception of Justice''

118

(11)

James P. Sterba

The Utilitarian Perspectice

``On the Connection Between Justice and Utility''

129

(11)

John Stuart Mill

``Justice and Equality''

140

(12)

R. M. Hare

``Utilitarianism and the Distinction Between Persons''

152

(4)

John Rawls

The Discourse Ethics Perspective

``The Rule of Law and Democracy''

156

(7)

Jurgen Habermas

``The Foundations of Modern Democracy''

163

(9)

Charles Larmore

``Toward a Deliberative Model of Democratic Legitimacy''

172

(16)

Seyla Benhabib

V. Communitarian Justice

Aristotle, ``The Nature of Justice''

188

(10)

``The Public Philosophy of Contemporary Liberalism''

198

(13)

Michael Sandel

``The Political and Social Structures of the Common Good''

211

(7)

Alasdair MacIntyre

``The Liberals Strike Back''

218

(10)

Jean Hampton

VI. Feminist Justice

``The Subjection of Women''

228

(8)

John Stuart Mill

``Justice and Gender''

236

(15)

Susan Okin

``Feminist Justice and the Family''

251

(9)

James P. Sterba

``Philosophers against the Family''

260

(7)

Christina Sommers

``Sommers and the Family''

267

(9)

Marilyn Friedman

VII. Postmodern Justice

``The Postmodern Condition''

276

(8)

Jean-Francois Lyotard

``Postmodern Argumentation and Post-postmodern Liberalism

284

(5)

Jeffrey Reiman

``An Encounter between Feminism and Postmodernism''

289

(15)

Nancy Fraser

Linda J. Nicholson

VIII. Environmental Justice

Chimpanzee Justice

304

(2)

Frans De Waal

All Animals Are Equal

306

(12)

Peter Singer

The Ethics of Respect for Nature

318

(13)

Paul W. Taylor

Morality as a Compromise between Anthropocentrism and Nonanthropocentrism

331

(13)

James P. Sterba

The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism

344

(10)

Karen J. Warren

Suggestions for Further Reading

354

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