...this book should serve very well the community-students and scholars-of contemporary political philosophers. Sterba knows the terrain and navigates it reliably and skillfully. His central argument is challenging and novel... Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy ...Sterba does an excellent job of stating clearly and succinctly the core of each of the five conceptions of justice he discusses...an excellent text for an upper level course or seminar on justice...Sterba's book will give students-and their teachers as well-a great deal to think about... APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy

...this book should serve very well the community-students and scholars-of contemporary political philosophers. Sterba knows the terrain and navigates it reliably and skillfully. His central argument is challenging and novel... Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy ...Sterba does an excellent job of stating clearly and succinctly the core of each of the five conceptions of justice he discusses...an excellent text for an upper level course or seminar on justice...Sterba's book will give students-and their teachers as well-a great deal to think about... APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy

...this book should serve very well the community-students and scholars-of contemporary political philosophers. Sterba knows the terrain and navigates it reliably and skillfully. His central argument is challenging and novel... Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy ...Sterba does an excellent job of stating clearly and succinctly the core of each of the five conceptions of justice he discusses...an excellent text for an upper level course or seminar on justice...Sterba's book will give students-and their teachers as well-a great deal to think about... APA Newsletter on Teaching Philosophy