Hillel Steiner and the Anatomy of Justice: Themes and Challenges / Edition 1

by Stephen De Wijze, Matthew H. Kramer, Ian Carter

Overview

Throughout the English-speaking world, and in the many other countries where analytic philosophy is studied, Hillel Steiner is esteemed as one of the foremost contemporary political philosophers. This volume is designed as a festschrift for Steiner and as an important collection of philosophical essays in its own right. The editors have assembled a roster of highly distinguished international contributors, all of whom are eager to pay tribute to Steiner by focusing on topics on which he himself has concentrated. Some of the contributors engage directly with Steiner's work, whereas others focus not directly on his writings but instead grapple with issues that have figured prominently therein. Each essay seeks to advance the debates in which Steiner himself has so notably participated. The study concludes with a response by Steiner himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415991346
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/28/2009
Series:	Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy , #16
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Matthew H. Kramer is Professor of Legal & Political Philosophy at Cambridge University; Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge; and Director of the Cambridge Forum for Legal & Political Philosophy.

Ian Carter is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Pavia, Italy.

Stephen de Wijze is lecturer in political theory at the University of Manchester.

Table of Contents

Preface

INTRODUCTION – Ian Carter

I. JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

1. G.A. Cohen, "Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice, and: Does Option Luck Ever Preserve Justice?"

2. Joseph Raz, "On the Value of Distributional Equality"

3. Jonathan Wolff, "Global Justice and Norms of Co-operation: The ‘Layers of Justice’ View"

II. RIGHTS

4. Cécile Fabre, "Preconception Rights"

5. Serena Olsaretti, "Choice, Circumstance, and the Costs of Children"

6. Peter Vallentyne, "Responsibility and Compensation Rights"

III. LEFT-LIBERTARIANISM

7. Eric Mack, "What is Left in Left-Libertarianism?"

8. Michael Otsuka, "Owning Persons, Places, and Things"

9. Philippe van Parijs, "Egalitarian Justice, Left Libertarianism and the Market"

IV. METHODOLOGY

10. Ian Carter, "Respect for Persons and the Interest in Freedom"

11. Norman Geras, "Games and Meanings"

12. Matthew H. Kramer, "Consistency is Hardly Ever Enough: Reflections on Hillel Steiner’s Methodology"

13. Stephen de Wijze, "Recalibrating Steiner on Evil"

V. REPLY BY HILLEL STEINER

14. Hillel Steiner, "Responses"

Index