The Geometry of Desert

by Shelly Kagan

Hardcover, 2012

Collection

Publication

Oxford University Press (2012), Edition: 1, 688 pages

Description

This title explores the hidden complexity of moral desert. Using graphs to illustrate and contrast alternative views, it carefully investigates the various ways in which the value of an outcome varies when people get (or fail to get) what they deserve.

Awards

PROSE Award (Winner — Philosophy — 2012)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

688 p.; 9.4 inches

ISBN

0199895597 / 9780199895595
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