Historical Redress by Richard Vernon
Provides an introduction to philosophical implications of the surge of political and ethical interest in historical redress. This book addresses main issues and arguments relating to justice, memory, apology and citizenship, and concludes by arguing for a forward-looking approach that focuses on the right of future generations to live just lives.
‘In Historical Redress: Must We Pay for the Past? Richard Vernon provides a thorough, critical and thought-provoking examination of the answers that philosophers have given to this questionHis book both informs and engages non-specialist readers and challenges the present preoccupation with historical justice and memory.' -- Janna Thompson, Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe University, Australia.
Richard Vernon is Distinguished University Professor of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. His previous publications include Citizenship and Order: Studies in French Political Thought (University of Toronto Press, 1986), The Career of Toleration: John Locke, Jonas Proast, and After (McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997), Political Morality: A Theory of Liberal Democracy (Continuum, 2001) and Cosmopolitan Regard: Political Membership and Global Justice (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781441166517 |
| ISBN 10 | 1441166513 |
| Title | Historical Redress |
| Author | Richard Vernon |
| Series | Think Now |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Continuum Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2012-09-20 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
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