Corrective and distributive justice : from Aristotle to modern times /

"[Book title] retraces the intricate history of the distinction between corrective and distributive justice. This distinction is elaborated in the 5th book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics ... After a decline in interest in the wake of the enlightenment and secularization, a revival of th...

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Main Author: Englard, Izhak
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
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Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary:"[Book title] retraces the intricate history of the distinction between corrective and distributive justice. This distinction is elaborated in the 5th book of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics ... After a decline in interest in the wake of the enlightenment and secularization, a revival of these notions of justice occurred in U.S. legal and philosophical discourse during the last four decades that has made this distinction a central issue in tort law, restitution, and other important fields of private and public law. ... [author's] project gives readers an historical perspective that is vital for a deepened understanding of the distinction between corrective and distributive justice and modern concerns."--Book jacket.
Physical Description:xiii, 237 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195380071
019538007X