Author : Adrian J. Walsh
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429876300
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)
Book Synopsis A Neo-Aristotelian Theory of Social Justice by : Adrian J. Walsh
Download or read book A Neo-Aristotelian Theory of Social Justice written by Adrian J. Walsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997. Adrian Walsh develops an original account of social justice using neo-Aristotelian value theory. At the heart of the book is an account of the human good in which human interests are divided into three main categories: the basal interests, the eudaimonian interests and the interests in subjectivity. Subsequently, the distributive goods, to which distributive principles are to apply, are divided into three main spheres; the basal sphere, the eudaimonian sphere and the sphere of subjectivity. While the overall orientation of the project is egalitarian, different distributive principles are applied in each of the three spheres, with the intention ultimately of realising the egalitarian ideal. The main feature of the book is the development of a pluralist egalitarian theory of social justice using a distinctive account of the human good.