Rights and Goods: Justifying Social Action

by Virginia Held

Book Overview

Theories of justice, argues Virginia Held, are usually designed for a perfect, hypothetical world. They do not give us guidelines for living in an imperfect world in which the choices and decisions that we must make are seldom clear-cut.

Seeking a morality based on actual experience, Held offers a method of inquiry with which to deal with the specific moral problems encountered in daily life. She argues that the division between public and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226325881
• ISBN13: 9780226325880
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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A modern philosophical classic that should be read by all students. Held presents topics clearly and logically.