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One of the nation's leading military ethicists, Louis P. Pojman
argues that globalism and cosmopolitanism motivate the need for
greater international cooperation based on enforceable
international law. The best way to realize the promises of
globalism and cogent moral arguments for cosmopolitanism, Pojman
contends, is through the establishment of a World Government. In
very readable prose, Pojman begins with a description of the
growing menace of non-state terrorism on people everywhere, and
distinguishes 'old-style' from 'new-style' terrorism. In Chapter 2,
he examines the virtues and vices of nationalism, comparing them to
the promises and problems of cosmopolitanism. Pojman ultimately
argues that enforceable international law which will promote peace
and curtail terrorism requires that we endorse a form of 'soft
nationalism.' This form of nationalism is ultimately compatible
with a limited, republican form of world government. Chapter 3
addresses universal human rights, arguing against the notion that
they are an ethnocentric product of Western culture, and providing
an overall justification of human rights as correlative to moral
duties. Pojman concludes on a hopeful note, characterizing his
proposal for a World Government as an effective counter-measure,
albeit ambitious and controversial, to terrorism and its causes.
Incorporating the insights of new coeditor Lewis Vaughn, Classics
of Philosophy, Third Edition, is the most comprehensive anthology
of writings in Western philosophy in print. Spanning 2,500 years of
thought, it is ideal for introduction to philosophy and history of
philosophy courses. It features more than seventy selections by
forty philosophers--along with fragments from the
Pre-Socratics--offering students and instructors an extensive and
economical collection of the major works of the Western tradition.
This volume contains the most important writings from Thales to
Rawls; twenty of these are complete works, while the others are
judiciously abridged so that little of value to the student is
lost. A lucid introduction, including a brief biographical sketch,
accompanies each of the featured philosophers.
NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:
* Selections from philosophers who were not included in the
previous edition--Maimonides (Guide for the Perplexed) and
Schopenhauer (The World as Will and Representation)--along with
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
* Expanded readings: Aristotle's Posterior Analytics, On the Soul,
Metaphysics, and Nicomachean Ethics; Berkeley's Of the Principles
of Human Knowledge; and Hume's Treatise on Human Nature
* Review questions for each chapter and illustrated portraits of
many philosophers
* A Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/pojman featuring resources
for students (self-quizzes, flash cards, chapter review questions,
a timeline, and helpful web links) and instructors (brief reading
summaries, essay questions, test questions, and PowerPoint-based
lecture slides)
Classics of Philosophy, Third Edition, provides students with an
extensive view of the major stages of growth in Western
philosophy--including its birth with the Pre-Socratics and its
contemporary developments--in an accessible format and at an
affordable price.
A comprehensive anthology on justice with readings that offer the
different theories on the importance and placement of justice in
society.The well-argued, accessible articlesencompass classic to
contemporary theories and cover both positive and negative.
Two distinguished social and political philosophers take opposing
positions in this highly engaging work. Louis P. Pojman justifies
the practice of execution by appealing to the principle of
retribution: we deserve to be rewarded and punished according to
the virtue or viciousness of our actions. He asserts that the death
penalty does deter some potential murderers and that we risk the
lives of innocent people who might otherwise live if we refuse to
execute those deserving that punishment. Jeffrey Reiman argues that
although the death penalty is a just punishment for murder, we are
not morally obliged to execute murderers. Since we lack conclusive
evidence that executing murderers is an effective deterrent and
because we can foster the advance of civilization by demonstrating
our intolerance for cruelty in our unwillingness to kill those who
kill others, Reiman concludes that it is good in principle to avoid
the death penalty, and bad in practice to impose it.
A comprehensive anthology on justice with readings that offer the
different theories on the importance and placement of justice in
society.The well-argued, accessible articlesencompass classic to
contemporary theories and cover both positive and negative.
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Justice (Paperback)
Louis P. Pojman
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Written by a group of distinguished philosophers, the "Foundations
of Philosophy Series" aims to exhibit some of the main problems in
the various fields of philosophy at the present stage of
philosophical inquiry. This book is written from the viewpoint that
although justice is the most important concept in political
philosophy, it is also one of the most contested concepts in
philosophy. The material presents a philosophical map to navigate
the plethora of confusing, competing theories and concepts
regarding the importance of justice. Coverage begins with an
overview of the concept of justice, arguing that justice is a vital
part of political philosophy, which in turn is part of moral
philosophy. The book outlines an objectivist view of moral
philosophy, which holds that moral principles have universal
validity. The author distinguishes between formal and material
concepts of justice and discusses the related issues of
comparative/noncomparative justice and distributive versus
commutative justice. For those in criminal justice professions or
philosophical vocations.
This is the first of two split volumes of Classics of Philosophy, an anthology intended for introduction to philosophy and history courses and any reader interested in philosophy. It covers ancient and medieval philosophy from Thales to William of Ockham, including twenty-nine works by thirteen philosophers in addition to fragments from the Presocratics. The book strongly features the works of Plato (with the complete text of The Republic), Aristotle, and Aquinas. The editor has written introductions to each of the philosophers presented.
Louis Pojman and Robert Westmoreland have compiled the best material on the subject of equality, ranging from classical works by Aristotle, Hobbes and Rousseau to contemporary works by John Rawls, Thomas Nagel, Michael Walzer, Harry Frankfurt, Bernard Williams and Robert Nozick; and including such topics as: the concept of equality; equal opportunity; Welfare egalitarianism; resources; equal human rights and complex equality.
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