Dworkin and His Critics: With Replies by Dworkin (Philosophers and their Critics) - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0631197656 ISBN 13: 9780631197652

Verlag: *Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

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Dworkin and His Critics provides an in-depth, analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkin's ethical, legal and political philosophical writings, and it includes substantial replies from Dworkin himself.

• Includes substantial replies by Ronald Dworkin, a comprehensive bibliography of his work, and suggestions for further reading.
• Contributors include Richard Arneson, G. A. Cohen, Frances Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Philippe van Parijs, Eric Rakowski, Joseph Raz and Jeremy Waldron.
• Makes an important contribution to many on-going debates over abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics.

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Justine Burley is Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore. She was formerly a Lecturer at the University of Oxford (1993–2002), and has also served as Fellow of the Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics (1995–98) and as Simon Fellow at the University of Manchester (1998–2002). She is editor of The Genetic Revolution and Human Rights (1999) and co-editor, with John Harris, of A Companion to Genethics (Blackwell 2002).

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Dworkin and His Critics provides an in-depth, analytical discussion of Ronald Dworkin's moral, ethical, legal, and political philosophical writings.

As the first text to cover such a wide range of Dworkin's thought, it makes a substantial contribution to a number of ongoing academic debates over abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics. Underpinning Dworkin’s work are fundamental principles of political morality, discussion of which is a central focus of the book. The 18 contributors include Richard J. Arneson, G. A. Cohen, F. M. Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Philippe van Parijs, Eric Rakowski, Seana Valentine Shiffrin, and Jeremy Waldron.

This collection of primarily new essays featuressubstantial replies by Ronald Dworkin and a comprehensive bibliography of his work. Dworkin and His Critics, an interdisciplinary work, is indispensable for students, instructors, and scholars in the fields of philosophy, law, and politics.

As the first text to cover such a wide range of Dworkin's thought, it makes a substantial contribution to a number of ongoing academic debates over abortion, euthanasia, the rule of law, distributive justice, group rights, political obligation, and genetics. Underpinning Dworkin’s work are fundamental principles of political morality, discussion of which is a central focus of the book. The 18 contributors include Richard J. Arneson, G. A. Cohen, F. M. Kamm, Will Kymlicka, Philippe van Parijs, Eric Rakowski, Seana Valentine Shiffrin, and Jeremy Waldron.

This collection of primarily new essays featuressubstantial replies by Ronald Dworkin and a comprehensive bibliography of his work. Dworkin and His Critics, an interdisciplinary work, is indispensable for students, instructors, and scholars in the fields of philosophy, law, and politics.

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• Verlag: *Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0631197656
• ISBN 13: 9780631197652
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 439
• Herausgeber: Burley Justine
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