John Rawls and Environmental Justice: Implementing a Sustainable and Socially Just Future

ISBN-13: 9780367627676 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 184 str.

John Töns

Opis

Using the principles of John Rawls’ theory of justice, this book offers an alternative political vision; one which describes a mode of governance that will enable communities to implement a sustainable and socially just future. It frames the discussion of global justice in terms of environmental sustainability.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  List of abbreviations  Introduction  1. Welcome to the Anthropocene  2. Fairness: A Magnificent Obsession  3. The Social Contract  4. The Basic Structure and the Principles of Justice  5. Political Culture and the Basic Structure  6. The Coercive Role of the Basic Structure  7. Just Savings  8. Ideal Theory  9. 'We are all in this together'  10. From Ideal Theory to Practice  Appendix : An Open Letter to all the Delegates to the UN Climate Change  Conference 2021

O autorze

John Töns has, for the past 40 years, been active in social and environmental justice. He holds a PhD in Global Justice from Flinders University, Australia.