02141nam a22003258a 4500 CR9781139236898 UkCbUP 20180107143413.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120206s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139236898 (ebook) 9781107028791 (hardback) 9781107613751 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda JA71 .M4565 2013 320.01/1 23 Miller, David, author. Justice for Earthlings : Essays in Political Philosophy / [electronic resource] David Miller. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (260 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). In the past few decades social changes have impacted how we understand justice, as societies become both more multicultural and more interconnected globally. Much philosophical thought, however, seems to proceed in isolation from these developments. While philosophers from Plato onwards have portrayed justice as an abstract, universal ideal, Miller argues that principles of justice are always rooted in particular social contexts, and connects these ideas to the changing conditions of human life. In this important contribution to political philosophy, it is argued that philosophers need to pay more attention to the way that people actually think about what's fair, and only defend principles that are feasible to apply in the real world. To understand equality of opportunity, for example, we must explore the cultural constraints that people face when presented with life choices. Justice for Earthlings also explains how national boundaries make justice at global level different from social justice. Justice Print version: 9781107028791 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139236898 Cambridge Books Online 236588 236588