Morality and Justice Reading Boylan's 'A Just Society'

by Gordon, John-Stewart; Boylan, Michael; Churchill, Robert Paul; Donahue, James A.; Duwell, Marcus; Jacquette, Dale; Kohen, Tanja; Lowry, Christopher; Miller, Seumas; Palmer-Fernandez, Gabriel; Poder, Johann-Christian; Spence, Edward H.; Schuklenk, Udo; Tea

• ISBN13: 9780739122990
• ISBN10: 0739122991
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-16
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This book is a collection of twelve essays devoted to Michael Boylan's important work in moral philosophy, A Just Society. The collection is thematically organized to mirror Boylan's own volume, so the first half explores fundamental issues of justification in ethics while the second half focuses on issues involving ethical discourse, social justice, and the moral foundations of public policy. In their critical and engaging essays, the authors challenge many of the original and controversial arguments developed and defended by Boyland in his book, and Boyland responds in a lengthy and philosophically rich reply. This book will appeal to both philosophers working on the cutting edge of moral and political theory and to public policy practitioners working to make society more just. Book jacket.

Author Biography

John-Stewart Gordon teaches philosophy at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Becoming Moral Agents: On the Personal Worldview Imperative	p. 15
A Feminist Personal Worldview Imperative	p. 29
Justification in Ethics: Desiring to Be Good and Ethical Commendation	p. 39
Justification in Ethics	p. 55
On the Possibility of a Hierarchy of Moral Goods	p. 71
Michael Boylan on Religion and Ethics: An Appreciative Theological Assessment	p. 81
Extinguishing Desire: Not a Simple Plan at All	p. 91
Diversity and the Common Body of Knowledge	p. 101
On Justice	p. 121
Justice in A Just Society	p. 133
Public Policy: Moving Toward Moral Cosmopolitanism	p. 147
Justice and Global Health	p. 161
Ethics, Metaethics, Political Theory, and Policy: A Reply to My Colleagues	p. 179
Definitions	p. 221
Index	p. 225
About the Contributors	p. 235
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