{"product_id":"9781405155779","title":"A Brief History of Justice","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBrief Histories of Philosophy\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Brief History of Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Johnston\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA Brief History of\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJustice\u003c\/i\u003e traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justice \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how complex ideas are anchored in ordinary intuitions about justice \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTraces the emergence of the idea of social justice \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies connections as well as differences between distributive and corrective justice \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers accessible, concise introductions to the thought of several leading figures and schools of thought in the history of philosophy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Political Science and formerly Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy in the Department of Political Science at \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eColumbia\u003c\/st1:placename\u003e \u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Rhetoric of Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes and the Politics of Cultural Transformation\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of a Liberal Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), \u003ci\u003eLeviathan: A Norton Critical Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (ed. with Richard Flathman, 1997), and \u003ci\u003eEquality\u003c\/i\u003e (ed., 2000).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 July 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405155779\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379953332364,"sku":"9781405155779","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405155779_7d4755ac-c549-45bb-be5c-6160b8d946fb.jpg?v=1780173031","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405155779","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}