A Passion for Justice: Emotions and the Origins of the Social Contract
- ISBN-10
- 0847680878
- ISBN-13
- 9780847680870
- Series
- A Passion for Justice
- Category
- Emotions
- Pages
- 328
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Author
- Robert C. Solomon
Description
This text argues that justice is a virtue which everyone shares - a function of personal character and not just of government or economic planning. It uses examples from Plato to Ivan Boesky, to document how we live and how we feel.
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