Morality and Global Justice Justifications and Applications

Name: Morality and Global Justice Justifications and Applications
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ISBN: 9780813344324

ISBN-10: 0813344328

ISBN-13: 9780813344324

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Boylan

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In this concise, single-authored text, renowned scholar and professor Michael Boylan examines the moral justifications underlying key global justice issues and provides students with the analytical tools to approach those issues critically. Introductory chapters establish a thorough but accessible foundation in theory and moral justification, and subsequent chapters apply those concepts to key areas of global concern: poverty; public health; race, gender, and sexual orientation; democracy and social/political dialog; globalization; the environment; war and terrorism; and immigrants and refugees. For easy reference and review, each chapter includes key terms, critical applied reasoning…

Book details

List price: $65.70
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 3/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface



Global Metaethical Justification



The Way People Think About Ethics and Social/Political Philosophy



The Personal, Shared-Community, and Extended-Community Worldview Imperatives



Normative Ethics in a Global Context



The Foundation of Global Justice



Human Rights



Culture and Religion



Justice, the State, and the World



Applied Global Ethics



Poverty



Public Health



Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation



Democracy, and Social and Political Dialogue



Globalization



The Environment



War and Terrorism



Immigrants and Refugees


Appendix: How to Get Involved


Glossary


Index