Choosing Justice
eBook - ePub

Choosing Justice

An Experimental Approach to Ethical Theory

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Choosing Justice

An Experimental Approach to Ethical Theory

About this book

This book presents an entirely new answer to the question: "What is fair?" In their radical approach to ethics, Frohlich and Oppenheimer argue that much of the empirical methodology of the natural sciences should be applied to the ethical questions of fairness and justice.


This book presents an entirely new answer to the question: "What is fair?" In their radical approach to ethics, Frohlich and Oppenheimer argue that much of the empirical methodology of the natural sciences should be applied to the ethical questions of fai

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
No, books cannot be downloaded as external files, such as PDFs, for use outside of Perlego. However, you can download books within the Perlego app for offline reading on mobile or tablet. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Choosing Justice by Norman Frohlich,Joe A. Oppenheimer in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Philosophy & Ethics & Moral Philosophy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 1
  5. Figures and Tables
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction: Understanding Distributive Justice
  8. PART I Objectives, Methods, and Research Design
  9. CHAPTER ONE Empirical Considerations Concerning Impartial Reasoning
  10. CHAPTER TWO Research Problems
  11. CHAPTER THREE Research Design
  12. PART II Choices under Conditions of Impartial Reasoning
  13. CHAPTER FOUR Basic Results Impartial Choices
  14. CHAPTER FIVE Explaining Group Choices of Principles
  15. CHAPTER SIX Group Choices of a Floor Constraint
  16. CHAPTER SEVEN The Role of Experimental Factors in Individual Choices
  17. PART III Living with Impartial Decisions
  18. CHAPTER EIGHT Stability of Preferences and Satisfaction in a Working Environment
  19. CHAPTER NINE Redistribution and Productivity
  20. PART IV Conclusions
  21. CHAPTER TEN Implications for Ethical Inquiry and Social Policy
  22. APPENDIX A Subject Handbook
  23. APPENDIX B Choices of Principles by Experimental Type
  24. APPENDIX C Analyzing the Role of Background and Attitudinal Variables
  25. APPENDIX D Analyzing the Effect of Location on the Level of Floor Constraint
  26. APPENDIX E Analyzing Changes in Support for Principles by Rankings
  27. APPENDIX F Production Documents
  28. APPENDIX G Setting the Imposed Principle
  29. References
  30. Index