{"product_id":"disadvantage-paperback","title":"Disadvantage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Wolff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAvner De-Shalit\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors combine a philosophical analysis of the idea of disadvantage with proposals for moving society in the discretion of equality, by 'declustering disadvantage'. The book will help political philosophers, social policy theorists, and practitioners involved in the design and delivery of actual social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Wolff is the author of \u003cem\u003eRobert Nozick\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), \u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to Political Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e (1996), and \u003cem\u003eWhy Read Marx Today\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and, editor, with Michael Rosen, of \u003cem\u003ePolitical Thought\u003c\/em\u003e (1999) and with Martin Stone \u003cem\u003eThe Proper Ambition of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as papers on many topics within contemporary political philosophy. He works as a consultant on the ethics of risk for the railway industry, and has sat on public committees looking into the ethics of animal experimentation, the regulation of gambling, the law of homicide and the regulation of drugs. His present research concerns a number of issues connecting philosophical theory and practice, including safety, disability, health, and crime. His works have been translated into over ten languages. He is Professor of Philosophy at University College London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvner de-Shalit is the author of \u003cem\u003eWhy posterity Matters?\u003c\/em\u003e (1995), \u003cem\u003eSocialism\u003c\/em\u003e (in Hebrew, 1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Environment: Between Theory and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e (2000) and \u003cem\u003ePower to the People: Teaching Political Philosophy in Skeptical Times\u003c\/em\u003e (2006), and co-editor, with Daniel Bell, of \u003cem\u003eForms of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). He has published numerous articles, mostly in the field of environmental political theory. de-Shalit is chairperson of the Public Council on Environment and Society in Israel. He is the Max Kampelman Professor of Democracy and Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706623004735,"sku":"9780199655588","price":87.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/0e27060a1ccca2b8b9bc790fa8e1e572.webp?v=1765041116","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/disadvantage-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}