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Brief History of Justice Hardcover - 2011 - 1st Edition

by Johnston

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The idea of justice has been central to political philosophy since its origin. Indeed, the two towering book-ends to Western political thought -- Plato's Republic and John Rawls' milestone 1971 publication, A Theory of Justice-- are both essays on justice.

Structured around the historical and conceptual relationship between distributive and corrective justice, ABrief History of Justice traces the development of this fundamental idea from antiquity to the present day. This wide-ranging, yet concise book delves deeply into the evolving traditions of justice, from roots in Babylonian and Hebrew law and Greek political thought to the most prominent contemporary renderings in the work of Rawls and other modern thinkers, including incisive chapter-length introductions to the work of Plato, Aristotle, the utilitarians, Kant, and Rawls. David Johnston weaves a sophisticated, yet accessible, narrative, integrating philosophical discussion with pressing contemporary questions about justice.

With clarity and scholarly precision, A Brief History of Justice offers readers an invaluable survey of an important and powerful concept that continues to dominate the field of political philosophy.

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  • Title Brief History of Justice
  • Author Johnston
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 278
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher John Wiley & Sons
  • Date 2011-07-06
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Index
  • ISBN 9781405155762 / 1405155760
  • Weight 1.07 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.75 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.91 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Philosophical
  • Library of Congress subjects Justice (Philosophy) - History, Social justice - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010051056
  • Dewey Decimal Code 172.209

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About the author

David Johnston is Professor of Political Science and formerly Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. His books include The Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation (1986), The Idea of a Liberal Theory (1994), Leviathan: A Norton Critical Edition (ed. with Richard Flathman, 1997), and Equality (ed., 2000).

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