The Intrinsic Worth of Persons
Contractarianism in Moral and Political Philosophy
- Author: Jean Hampton
- Editor: Daniel Farnham
- Date Published: November 2006
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521856867
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Contractarianism in some form has been at the center of recent debates in moral and political philosophy. Jean Hampton was one of the most gifted philosophers involved in these debates and provided both important criticisms of prominent contractarian theories plus powerful defenses and applications of the core ideas of contractarianism. In these essays, she brought her distinctive approach, animated by concern for the intrinsic worth of persons, to bear on topics such as guilt, punishment, self-respect, family relations, and the maintenance and justification of the state. Edited by Daniel Farnham, this collection is an essential contribution to understanding the problems and prospectus of contractarianism in moral, legal and political philosophy.
Read more- Explores an original contractarian theory of morality
- Links contractarianism to feminist concerns
- Offers an original theory of immoral action
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- Date Published: November 2006
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521856867
- length: 238 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.443kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Feminist contractarianism
2. Selflessness and loss of self
3. Mens Rea
4. Correcting harms versus righting wrongs: the goal of retribution
5. The common faith of liberalism
6. The contractarian explanation of the state.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Rawls and his Critics
- Theological Anthropology
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