Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 274
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Trim: 7¼ x 9¼
978-0-7425-3326-4 • Hardback • August 2004 • $159.00 • (£123.00)
978-0-7425-3327-1 • Paperback • July 2004 • $60.00 • (£46.00)
Michael Boylan is John J. McDonnell, Jr., Chair in Ethics, and professor and chair of the philosophy department at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.
Part 1 Preface: Normative Worldview
Part 2 I A Just Person
Chapter 3 Justification in Ethics
Chapter 4 The Personal Worldview Imperative
Chapter 5 The Embedded Values Approach
Chapter 6 Religion and Aesthetics
Part 7 II A Just Society
Chapter 8 Diversity and the Common Body of Knowledge
Chapter 9 The Shared Community Worldview Imperative
Chapter 10 Justice
Chapter 11 Public Policy
This is not an ordinary book on what counts as a just person and just society. It is an extraordinary explanation of how a society can transform itself from an unjust society into a just one, and, more importantly, how a chaotic self can become an integrated self able and willing to create and sustain a community. Particularly impressive about Boylan's book is his chapter on public policy, be it at the local, national, or global level. Rarely is an author able to move between theory and practice as adroitly as Boylan. His book is a must to read.
— Rosemarie Tong, Distinguished Professor in Health Care Ethics and director of the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Nort
Michael Boylan's A Just Society, like Plato's Republic, canvasses the concept and problems of justice in the individual and society. The combination of big picture perspective, historical background, and contemporary ethical and social policy applications of Boylan's normative worldview approach to the nature of justice make his new book a highly recommended contribution to central issues in moral and political philosophy for students and professionals alike.
— Dale Jacquette, The Pennsylvania State University
Boylan develops an original, provocative, and interesting socio-political philosophy for a more just society. Boylan loads his philosophy with interesting examples, and his writing style results in very clear and enjoyable reading. Highly recommended.
— M.P. Maller, College of DuPage; Choice Reviews
Boylan develops an original, provocative, and interesting social-political philosophy for a more just society. Rather than merely applying traditional moral theory to social problems, Boylan constructs hierarchal moral criteria for making decisions in public policy, government, and groups. Boylan loads his philosophy with interesting examples, and his writing style results in very clear and enjoyable reading. Summing Up: Highly recommended.
— Choice Reviews