The Global Justice Reader

by Thom Brooks (editor)

The Global Justice Reader is a first-of-its kind collection that brings together key foundational and contemporary writings on this important topic in moral and political philosophy.

Genres: Philosophy, Nonfiction

741 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2008

Reviews

[Darkwhispersdale · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting collection of readings covering areas such as Human Rights, Just War and Global Poverty. Could have done with more essays covering the Environment and it could do with a section on healthcare especially on pandemics

[Rizwan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was pretty informative. Provided a good and thorough introduction to the problems of global inequality and poverty, and the related moral and ethical issues and theories regarding these topics.

Presents a diverse range of views, and instead of being pushy, allows the readers to take everything into account and form their own opinions. This issue is such an important one, and one that requires changes in our own actions and behavior - so I like the idea of this explaining approach rather than the alternative of it being preachy.

However one point to note, and this might be more of an issue with philosophers in general rather than this curated book, is that some of the text seems overtly dense and difficult to follow(understandable when the texts are a few hundred years old, less so when they were written a few years ago) and some authors do seem to go out of their way to use their own terminology in an obtuse fashion.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

An edited collection of many of the most important articles on questions of global justice and morality; it has a bit of a liberal bias and no non-western perspectives. Still, a good starting place for an introduction to the issues.