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by Michael Walzer

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A classic of twentieth-century political thought on the nature of justice.

"This is a humane and hopeful vision, and Mr. Walzer conveys it with a wry and gentle grace." ―New York Times Book Review

In this landmark work, Michael Walzer makes the provocative claim that the real enemy of a just society is not inequality itself but domination--the quiet way that wealth turns into power and power into deference until an advantage in one corner of life rules over the others. Walzer offers instead a vision of what he calls complex equality, which requires that we recognize that justice is not one thing but many. Each social good, whether money or education or even love, belongs to its own sphere and follows its own rule. Society, he argues, can be just only when no one can parlay their advantages in one sphere to dominate their fellow citizens. Eschewing abstract first principles and working from the shared understandings of real communities, Spheres of Justice remains one of the most compelling challenges to abstract universalism ever written.

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Distributive justice is a large idea.

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The distinguished political philosopher and author of the widely acclaimed Just and Unjust Wars analyzes how society distributes note just wealth and power but other social 'goods' like honor, education, work, free time--even love.

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  • Title Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and Equality
  • Author Michael Walzer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 364
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books, New York
  • Publication date 1984-09-25
  • ISBN 9780465081899 / 0465081894
  • Weight 1.11 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.08 x 0.84 in (22.76 x 15.44 x 2.13 cm)
  • Reading level 1240
  • Category Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 82072409
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.011

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Michael Walzer is Professor Emeritus of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, and the author of many widely heralded books, including Just and Unjust Wars and Exodus and Revolution. He lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

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