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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029147107
• ISBN13: 9780029147108
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

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