Conceptions of Justice from Islam to the Present

by Abbas Mirakhor and Hossein Askari

Book Overview

This book explains a perspective on the system of justice that emerges in Islam if rules are followed and how the Islamic system is differentiated from the conventional thinking on justice. It examines conceptions of justice from the Enlightenment to Bentham to Rawls to contemporary philosophers including Sen, Cohen, Nussbaum, and Pogge. The authors present the views of twentieth century Muslim thinkers on justice who see Muslims upholding rituals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030160831
• ISBN13: 9783030160838
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"