1st Edition

Examining Injustice Foundational, Structural and Epistemic Issues

Edited By Christine M. Koggel Copyright 2019
166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

166 Pages
by Routledge

The past several decades have witnessed a surge in critiques of justice theory by gender, race, disability, post-colonial, non-Western, and other anti-oppression theorists. These theorists tend to reject ideal theory and instead engage in ‘theorizing’ that takes the details of people’s lives to be central to understanding and alleviating injustices . These theorists reveal injustices emerging... Read more

Introduction  1. Reconsidering Dignity Relationally  2. Oppression and professional ethics  3. Dealing with Oppression: Indigenous Relations with the State in Canada  4. Re-evaluating Sufficientarianism in Light of Evidence of Inequality’s Harms  5. Safety and Sacrifice  6. Epistemic Injustice and Epistemic Redlining  7. Addressing Barriers to Deliberative Participation in Adaptive Preference Interventions  8. Challenging Hidden Hegemonies: Exploring the Links Between Education, Gender Justice, and Sustainable Development Practice  9. Assuming Responsibility for Justice in the Context of South Africa’s Refugee Receiving Regime  10. Critical Commentary: Disorientation and Moral Life, by Ami Harbin

Biography

Christine M. Koggel is a Professor of Philosophy at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Her main research and teaching interests are in the areas of moral, social, and political theory, practical ethics, and feminism. She is the author, editor, and co-editor of numerous books, chapters in books, and journal articles on topics in these areas.