What Is This Thing Called Global Justice?

ISBN-13: 9780367420628 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 206 str.

Kok-Chor Tan

Opis

A clear and engaging introduction to this widely studied and important topic. Centered on real world problems, this textbook helps students to understand that global justice is not only a field of philosophical inquiry but also of practical importance.

Spis treści

Preface to the Second Edition  1. Introduction  2. World Poverty  3. Global Economic Equality  4. Global Egalitarianism: objections and replies  5. Nationalism and Patriotic Sentiments  6. The Universality of Human Rights  7. Human Rights: the challenge of sovereignty, culture and gender  8. Just Wars and Humanitarian Intervention  9. Borders: immigration, secession and territory  10. Climate Change Justice: sharing the burden  11. Global Democracy: cosmopolitan versus international  12. Global Health Justice  13. Reparations: is international reparative justice possible and necessary?  14. Conclusion.  Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Kok-Chor Tan is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His books include Justice, Institutions, and Luck (2012), Justice Without Borders (2004), and Toleration, Diversity, and Global Justice (2000).