Contemporary Moral Problems

Book Review Chapter 1: Ethical Theories:

Annette Baier: The Need for More Than Justice

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Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0534584306/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233793391&sr=8-1

Quote:  “Justice is a social value of a great importance”

I choose this statement because this shows that the values shows what is the true meaning of justice that this is very important in every human being which need help and equality, this a re are social value which means that these are for all the people in the world which have value and have the rights to obtain justice for life.

Learning Expectation:

·         I want to know who the author of the book is.

·         I want to know what the meaning of Need for more than justice is.

·         I want to know the different law.

·         If this justice are applicable in my life.

Review:

            To start the review let start with brief introduction about the author of the book, she is Annette Baier, She Teach philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh, she is the author of different book like Progress of Sentiments Moral Prejudice,  she distinguish the justice perpective of kant and Rawls.

            To start the Review this is the last Topic of chapter 1 book of Ethical Theories. In this chapter this will show the view of Baier which is the need for more than justice which means that there’s an other principle in justice that is need by the people who are connected to the liberty of life, this will show how the people get the right justice, justice as a whole and a great importance of life.

What I’ve learned:

·         I learned what is Justice

·         I learned who is the author

·         I learned that his is applicable in the people now in our country.

Questions:

1.   Justice is equal?

2.    What is justice?

3.    We need Justice or quality?

4.    All philosophers will agree on this view?

5.    Who is the author of the book?

Citation: (James E. White, St. Cloud State University, 2003)