Argues that racially structured discrimination is the norm by using social contract theory.
The Racial Contract : what's old is new again -- The Racial Contract is political, moral and epistemological -- The Racial Contract is a historical actuality -- The Racial Contract is an exploitation contract -- The Racial Contract norms (and races) space -- The Racial Contract …
"James R. Mensch is a professor of philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada."--Jacket.
"James R. Mensch is a professor of philosophy at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada."--Jacket.
Southwood assesses contractualism as an account of the foundations or ultimate grounds of morality. While sceptical about how contractualism has typically been developed, he proposes a novel 'deliberative' version of contractualism, which he argues has the resources to offer an …
Proposes a new model of contractualism based on an interpersonal, deliberative conception of practical reason which answers the twin demands of moral accuracy and explanatory adequacy.
Too young to vote or pay taxes, teenagers are off the radar of most political scientists. Teenage Citizens looks beyond the electoral game to consider the question of how this overlooked segment of our citizenry understands political topics. Bridging psychology and political sci…