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Social philosophy
This book discusses problems of conceptual analysis as well as normative issues of vital contemporary concern.
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160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1973
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February 5, 2008
one of my favorite quotes:
"Often poverty, illness, ignorance, and other "internal and negative constraints" are themselves the indirect results of deliberately imposed and modifiable social arrangements" (p. 9).
A great book to read, analyze, and debate over.
"Often poverty, illness, ignorance, and other "internal and negative constraints" are themselves the indirect results of deliberately imposed and modifiable social arrangements" (p. 9).
A great book to read, analyze, and debate over.
March 17, 2020
Only the two chapters on criminal law theory/punishment are worth reading for Feinberg provides a concise summary of his 'moral limit of criminal law' project. In other chapters, Feinberg is too analytical and often unclear.
December 29, 2025
How to find the underpinnings of a society through thought.
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