Morality and Global Justice Reader

Michael Boylan received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is professor of philosophy at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Philosophy: An Innovative Introduction (with Charles Johnson) and Critical Inquiry: The Process of Argument, both published by Westview Press.

"This is an important book with newly written state-of-the-art papers on all aspects of global justice. It will be an invaluable resource for researchers and a good basis for undergraduate and postgraduate courses. If you really want to know where the research frontier is today you need to buy this book!" -Professor Soren Holm, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Medical Ethics "The unusual breadth and richness of this collection make it a distinctive addition to the burgeoning literature on global justice. Prof. Boylan's expansive interests and good taste have resulted in a volume with a surprising number of novel and interesting contributions." -David Wasserman, Director of Research, Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University

• Introduction Normative Principles Introduction Global Human Rights On Justifying Human Rights When is Ignorance Morally Objectionable? The Ethics of Otherness Normative Theories Introduction Consequentialism and Global Ethics How to Think about Global Duties: A Deontological Approach Normative Applications. Poverty and the Global EconomyIntroduction Collective Responsibility Building Wealth with Conditional Cash Transfers: A Strategy for Economic Mobility Ethics and Global Finance Global Business and Global Justice. Global Health and the EnvironmentIntroduction Global Health Justice Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Life-Saving Medicines Challenges to the Global Environment ReligionIntroduction What Price Theocracy? Global Ethics in the Academy WarIntroduction The Law of Peoples Cosmopolitan Revisions of Just War Gender, Identity, and FamilyIntroduction Women on the Move Gender and Sex Development Duties to Children