Justice, Political Liberalism, and Utilitarianism
Author | : Marc Fleurbaey |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010-12-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521184290 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521184298 |
Rating | : 4/5 (298 Downloads) |
Download or read book Justice, Political Liberalism, and Utilitarianism written by Marc Fleurbaey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The utlitiarian economist and Nobel Laureate John Harsanyi and the liberal egalitarian philosopher John Rawls were two of the most eminent scholars writing on problems of social justice in the last century. The contributions to this volume, addressed to an interdisciplinary audience, pay tribute to them by investigating themes that figure prominently in their work. In some cases, the contributors explore issues considered by Harsanyi and Rawls in more depth and from novel perspectives. In others, the contributors use the work of Harsanyi and Rawls as points of departure for pursuing the construction of new theories for the evaluation of social justice.