Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species MembershipHarvard University Press, 2009 M06 30 - 512 pages Theories of social justice, addressing the world and its problems, must respond to the real and changing dilemmas of the day. A brilliant work of practical philosophy, Frontiers of Justice is dedicated to this proposition. Taking up three urgent problems of social justice--those with physical and mental disabilities, all citizens of the world, and nonhuman animals--neglected by current theories and thus harder to tackle in practical terms and everyday life, Martha Nussbaum seeks a theory of social justice that can guide us to a richer, more responsive approach to social cooperation. |
Contents
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2 Disabilities and the Social Contract | 96 |
3 Capabilities and Disabilities | 155 |
TheTransnational Social Contract | 224 |
5 Capabilities across National Boundaries | 273 |
Justice for Nonhuman Animals | 325 |
7 The Moral Sentiments and the Capabilities Approach | 408 |
Notes | 417 |
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Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership Martha C. Nussbaum Limited preview - 2007 |
Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership Martha C. Nussbaum Limited preview - 2006 |
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