Rowman & Littlefield Publishers A Passion for Justice: Emotions and the Origins of the Social Contract (Camden Fifth Series; 5)

This text argues that justice is a virtue which everyone shares - a function of personal character and not just of government or economic planning. It uses examples from Plato to Ivan Boesky, to document how we live and how we feel. Review . . . a richly developed account of emotions in general and a keen eye for the finely textured character of the moral life.-- "Ethics: An International Journal of Social, Political, and Legal Philosophy"Here is a beautifully argued book, which describes in eloquent but fully understandable terms a subject of universal importance . . . This is a thought-provoking treatise that never stops to take the easy way out.-- "Newark Star-Ledger"Of all major philosophers, [Robert] Solomon . . . remains the most realistic in offering emotions their central place in how we approach philosophical questions and make sense of the world. . . . In Passion for Justice . . . he offers an American theory of justice--human, clear, shrewd.-- "The Philadelphia Inquirer"Written with eloquence and passionate intelligence . . . [Robert Solomon's] provocative book offers a tool for looking at our actions, our institutions, and the hideously unjust world we inhabit.-- "Publishers Weekly" About the Author Robert C. Solomon is Quincy Lee Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of numerous books on philosophy and business.