Throughout the English-speaking world, and in the many other countries where analytic philosophy is studied, Hillel Steiner is esteemed as one of the foremost contemporary political philosophers. This volume is designed as a festschrift for Steiner and as an important collection of philosophical essays in its own right. The editors have assembled a roster of highly distinguished international contributors, all of whom are eager to pay tribute to Steiner by focusing on topics on which he himself has concentrated. Some of the contributors engage directly with Steiner's work, whereas others focus not directly on his writings but instead grapple with issues that have figured prominently therein. Each essay seeks to advance the debates in which Steiner himself has so notably participated. The study concludes with a response by Steiner himself.
Author(s): Stephen De Wijze, Matthew H. Kramer, Ian Carter
Edition: 1
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 294
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
PART I JUSTICE AND EQUALITY......Page 28
1 Fairness and Legitimacy in Justice, And: Does Option Luck Ever Preserve Justice?......Page 30
2 On the Value of Distributional Equality......Page 49
3 Global Justice and Norms of Co-Operation: The ‘Layers of Justice’ View......Page 61
PART II RIGHTS......Page 78
4 Preconception Rights......Page 80
5 Choice, Circumstance and the Costs of Children......Page 97
6 Responsibility and Compensation Rights......Page 112
PART III LEFT-LIBERTARIANISM......Page 126
7 What Is Left In Left-Libertarianism?......Page 128
8 Owning Persons, Places, and Things......Page 159
9 Egalitarian Justice, Left-Libertarianism and the Market......Page 172
PART IV METHODOLOGY......Page 192
10 Respect for Persons and the Interest in Freedom......Page 194
11 Games and Meanings......Page 212
12 Consistency is Hardly Ever Enough: Reflections on Hillel Steiner’s Methodology......Page 228
13 Recalibrating Steiner on Evil......Page 241
PART V REPLY BY HILLEL STEINER......Page 260
14 Responses......Page 262
Contributors......Page 286
Index......Page 290
