Exploitation : what it is and why it's wrong

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    • Sample, Ruth J.

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Exploitation : what it is and why it's wrong

Ruth J. Sample

(Studies in social, political, and legal philosophy / general editor, James P. Sterba)

Rowman & Littlefield, c2003

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-179) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Exploitation: What It Is and Why It's Wrong locates what it is we recognize as bad when we judge a situation to be exploitative. This is not merely a matter of surveying ordinary moral judgments-author Ruth Sample identifies what's wrong with exploitation in the ethically thick sense. In so doing, she argues that some cases that have been regarded as exploitative are not genuinely so, and that some exploitative situations are not generally seen as such. Sample's own account locates exploitation in those interactions that we might call degrading, even when those interactions are voluntary or worsen one's own position. While exploitation is morally bad, because of the plurality of values in our moral universe, it does not follow that exploitative situations should be prohibited by law or sanctioned by public opinion.Exploitation is ideal for courses in social and political philosophy, public policy, or political science.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Badness of Exploitation: Why Not a Market Approach? Chapter 2 Exploitation and Vulnerability: "Taking Advantage of an Unusual Situation" Chapter 3 What Is Bad about Exploitation: Exploitation, Degradation, and Human Flourishing Chapter 4 Exploitation and the Family: Accounting for Exploitation among Intimates Chapter 5 Exploitation and Globalization: Is Globalization Fundamentall Exploitative?

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  • NCID
    BA74731844
  • ISBN
    • 074251367X
  • LCCN
    2003046618
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Lanham, Md.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 197 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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