Morality and Justice

John-Stewart Gordon teaches philosophy at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Becoming Moral Agents: On the Personal Worldview ImperativeChapter 3 A Feminist Personal Worldview ImperativeChapter 4 Justification in Ethics: Desiring to Be Good and Ethical CommendationChapter 5 Justification in EthicsChapter 6 On the Possibility of a Hierarchy of Moral GoodsChapter 7 Michael Boylan on Religion and Ethics: An Appreciative Theological AssessmentChapter 8 Extinguishing Desire: Not a Simple Plan at AllChapter 9 Diversity and the Common Body of KnowledgeChapter 10 On JusticeChapter 11 Justice in "A Just Society"Chapter 12 Public Policy: Moving Toward Moral CosmopolitanismChapter 13 Establishing Global Health Obligations Amid Ethical Diversity: A Commentary on Boylan's "A Just Society"Chapter 14 Ethics, Metaethics, Political Theory, and Policy: A Reply to My ColleaguesPart 15 Definitions

Michael Boylan’s book A Just Society challenges old assumptions and advances a new analytical framework for understanding social justice. This important collection provides not only a full and vigorous engagement with Boylan’s novel moral-political theory, but also a fresh set of views on the nature, meaning and prospects of a just society today.