The Ajax Dilemma: Justice, Fairness, and Rewards

New York, US: Oup Usa (2011)
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A leading philosopher shows how the story of Ajax and Odysseus sheds new light on the contentious issue of disproportionate rewards in contemporary society.

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Justice

This chapter deals with the ongoing problem of justice. It identifies the necessary conditions for justice: dueness condition and subjectivity condition. It explains how justice sustains community by according to each member what is due to that person, and by making its decisions credible.... see more

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