Social Justice

"This is an essential collection for students interested in the meaning and politics of social justice." Debra Satz, Stanford University "This volume is a wonderful introduction to the main contemporary debates about distributive justice. . . the editors provide a sure guide for students through this fascinating landscape of ideas." Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona "This collection is clear in conception, carefully edited, and sharply introduced. Could a course on social justice reasonably ask for anything more?" Mark Philp, University of Oxford

Matthew Clayton is Lecturer in Political Theory at the University of Warwick. Andrew Williams is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Reading, and has recently held visiting positions at Harvard and Yale. They are editors of The Ideal of Equality (2000).

Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part I: Historical Essays:. 1. Of Property: John Locke. 2. Of Justice: David Hume. Part II: Contemporary Theories:. 3. On Justice as Fairness: John Rawls. 4. An Entitlement Theory: Robert Nozick. 5. Equality of Resources: Ronald Dworkin (NYU). 6. Against Equality of Resources: Relocating Dworkins Cut: G. A. Cohen (All Souls, Oxford. 7. Against Luck Egalitarianism: What is the Point of Equality? Elizabeth S. Anderson (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor). 8. The Concept of Desert: David Miller. Part III: Issues:. 9. The Family: Gender and Justice: Susan Moller Okin. 10. The Market: On the Site of Distributive Justice: G. A. Cohen. 11. Justice across Cultures: Is Multiculturalism Bad for Animals? Paula Casal. 12. Justice across Borders: Brief for a Global Resources Dividend: Thomas W. Pogge (University of Colombia). 13. Justice across Generations: The Non-Identity Problem: Derek Parfit (All Souls, Oxford). Index