Justice, Humanity, and Social Toleration

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Lexington Books, 2008 - Law - 184 pages
Justice, Humanity and Social Toleration develops the concept of normative justice as setting human affairs right in accordance with the principles of human rights, human goods, and human bonds. Defending the ideas of global justice and modernity, Professor Xunwu Chen explores social toleration and democracy as embodiments of normative justice in our time. The approach of this text is groundbreaking. By giving equal emphasis to normative justice as distributive justice and corrective justice, Chen shifts the paradigm for a new view on global justice. The discourse on global justice is furthered by the context of Eastern-Western dialogues. This thoughtful and groundbreaking work is a stimulating work for professionals and both graduate and undergraduate students.

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Justice The Sum of All Moral Duty
1
Justice East Meets West
21
Justice Humankinds Duty and Path
49
Social Toleration The Spirit of Justice in Our Time
93
Democracy The Vehicle of Justice in Our Time
131
Justice The Crowning Glory of Virtues
165
Index
179
About the Author
183
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Xunwu Chen is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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