The Idea of Justice
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Amartya Kumar Sen | ISBN: | 9780674504141 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amartya Kumar Sen |
| ISBN: | 9780674504141 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | September 30, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea of justice plays a real role in how - and how well - people live. And in this book the distinguished scholar Amartya Sen offers a powerful critique of the theory of social justice that, in its grip on social and political thinking, has long left practical realities far behind.
Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea of justice plays a real role in how - and how well - people live. And in this book the distinguished scholar Amartya Sen offers a powerful critique of the theory of social justice that, in its grip on social and political thinking, has long left practical realities far behind.
