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Responsibility for Justice: New model for social connection.

Responsibility for Justice could be a good read for those interested in political philosophy and global justice. The book presents a unique perspective on addressing structural injustices that individuals may be implicated in, but not to blame. Young's "social connection" model provides a new framework for understanding political responsibility and our responsibilities to others, making it a thoughtful and insightful read for those interested in ethics and social justice.

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Responsibility for Justice

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ISBN: 9780199970957
Date of Publication: 2013-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, Politics
Related Topics: Theory, Theory, Political Science
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When the noted political philosopher Iris Marion Young died in 2006, her death was mourned as the passing of "one of the most important political philosophers of the past quarter-century" (Cass Sunstein) and as an important and innovative thinker working at the conjunction of a number of important global justice; democracy and difference; continental political theory; ethics and international affairs; and gender, race and public policy.In her long-awaited Responsibility for Justice , Young discusses our responsibilities to address "structural" injustices in which we among many are implicated (but for which we not to blame), often by virtue of participating in a market, such as buying goods produced in sweatshops, or participating in booming housing markets that leave many homeless. Young argues that addressing these structural injustices requires a new model of responsibility, which she calls the "social connection" model. She develops this idea by clarifying the nature of structural injustice; developing the notion of political responsibility for injustice and how it differs from older ideas of blame and guilt; and finally how we can then use this model to describe our responsibilities to others no matter who we are and where we live.With a foreward by Martha C. Nussbaum, this last statement by a revered and highly influential thinker will be of great interest to political theorists and philosophers, ethicists, and feminist and political philosophers.
 

Responsibility for Justice: New model for social connection.

Responsibility for Justice could be a good read for those interested in political philosophy and global justice. The book presents a unique perspective on addressing structural injustices that individuals may be implicated in, but not to blame. Young's "social connection" model provides a new framework for understanding political responsibility and our responsibilities to others, making it a thoughtful and insightful read for those interested in ethics and social justice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.