Moral and political philosophy
Subtitle: key issues, concepts and theories
By: Paul Smith.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Law and ethics; Political ethics; Ethics; Political science -- Philosophy; Social ethics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Drug laws; title: Justifications of punishment; title: Civil disobedience : is there a duty to obey the law?; title: Global poverty; title: Liberty; title: Liberty-limiting principles; title: Rights; title: Equality and social justice; title: Moral relativism; title: Utilitarianism; title: Kantian moral philosophy; title: John Rawls's theory of justice.