Spheres Of Justice: A Defense Of Pluralism And Equality

A classic of twentieth-century political thought on the nature of justice.

“This is a humane and hopeful vision, and Mr. Walzer conveys it with a wry and gentle grace.” ―New York Times Book Review

In this landmark work, Michael Walzer makes the provocative claim that the real enemy of a just society is not inequality itself but domination—the quiet way that wealth turns into power and power into deference until an advantage in one corner of life rules over the others. Walzer offers instead a...