1st Edition

Self-Seeking and the Pursuit of Justice

By David P. Levine Copyright 1997
128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1997, this volume delves into the most influential theories of economic justice, which ground themselves in utilitarian or related contractarian ideas about the self. These ideas take self-interest to be transparent and unproblematic. Favoured assumptions about the self also make scarcity the primary reality with which economic justice must deal. Much is lost in consideration... Read more

1. Justice and Interests. 2. Economic Justice. 3. Global Justice. 4. Justice and Development.

Biography

David P. Levine