Theories of justice and rights

• Verfasst von: Mackie, J. L. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Theories of justice and rights
• Mitwirkende: Moberger, Victor [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Olson, Jonas [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: J.L. Mackie ; edited with an introduction by Victor Moberger and Jonas Olson
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: 1 online resource.
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on August 26, 2024)
• ISBN: 978-0-19-891743-4
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780198917403.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: Society
• Sach-SW: Ethics & moral philosophy
• K10plus-PPN: 1915455812
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

John Leslie Mackie (1917-1981) was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. His published works spanned many areas, but he is not well known as a political philosopher. In the late 1970s, however, Mackie turned his attention to issues concerning justice. In a series of writings, Mackie built a case for a unique right-based approach to political philosophy, in part by delivering incisive critiques of theories dominant at the time. His most comprehensive work in this area is 'Theories of Justice and Rights' - a previously unpublished manuscript that finally sees the light of day in this volume. Also included are two of Mackie's previously published papers, written during the same period: 'Can There Be a Right-Based Moral Theory?' (1978) and 'Rights, Utility, and External Costs' (1985).