The Nature of Desert Claims: Rethinking What It Means to Get One's Due

ISBN-13: 9781108845328 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 260 str.

Kevin Kinghorn

Opis

Offers a new approach to understanding the concept of desert and its relationship to justice.

Recenzje

'This is a gem of a book. Precise conceptual analysis, philosophical argumentation of the highest calibre, and incisive engagement with all of the leading authors on desert. It will be a valuable resource for readers in moral and political philosophy studying desert, justice and a host of other related concepts.' Kristján Kristjánsson, University of Birmingham

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Reviewing the Received Wisdom on Desert: 1. The work we expect desert to do; 2. How we came to have the concept 'desert'; 3. The scope of desert bases. Part II. An Alternative Model of Desert: 4. Stories that point beyond the three-place model of desert; 5. Setting another place for desert; 6. Getting exactly what one deserves; 7. The fullness of truth and the emptiness of desert; Concluding remarks.