Public/Private Interplay in Social Protection

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Synopsis

This accessible introductory text discusses how people in a pluralistic society such as ours can accept a common social ethic - a publicly justified morality. It presents analyses of the basic concepts, including justifications of liberty, harm to others, private property rights, distributive justice, environmental harms, help to others and offensive behaviour. Gaus acquaints the reader with the major figures in social philosophy - John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, David Hume, John Rawls, David Gauthier, and Joel Feinberg - as well as recent communitarian philosophers. The basic technical aspects of social philosophy are also introduced: game theory, social choice theory, the ideas rational action, rational bargaining, and public goods. Throughout, helpful short examples and stories are used to illustrate the material.

Book details

Author:
Martin Rein, Lee Rainwater
ISBN:
9781315494562
Related ISBNs:
9781315494579, 9780873324984, 9780873323833, 9781315494579, 9780873324984, 9780873323833
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
224
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-08-05
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1987
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government