The Idea of Justice (Record no. 11136)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 090414s2009 mau b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780141037851
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 320.011
Item number Se55I
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sen, Amartya
Dates associated with a name 1933
9 (RLIN) 14826
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Idea of Justice
Statement of responsibility, etc. by Amartya Sen.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge, Mass.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Penguin Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2009.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxviii, 468 p.
Dimensions 24 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Summary: From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, The Idea of Justice is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice. Is justice an ideal, for ever beyond our grasp, or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen's argument is his insistence on the role of public reason in establishing what can make societies less unjust. But there are always choices to be made between alternative assessments of what is reasonable, and competing positions can each be well defended. Rather than rejecting these pluralities, we should use them to construct a theory of justice that can accommodate divergent points of view. Sen also inspiringly shows how the principles of justice in the modern world must avoid parochialism and address vital questions of global injustice. The breadth of vision, intellectual acuity and striking humanity of one of the world's leading public intellectuals have never been more clearly shown than in this remarkable book.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Justice.
9 (RLIN) 14827
Topical term or geographic name entry element Social contract.
9 (RLIN) 14828
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ethics.
9 (RLIN) 14829
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