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  • Normative Problems in the Conditional Model of Social Protection

    Edited by Facundo García Valverde, Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book discusses conditionality in social policy from normative, ethical, and philosophical perspectives. It brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines and parts of the world, opening new perspectives for the reader. Conditional social benefits are widespread and controversial: for supporters, they express that the state can expect something in return for its services and that ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Global Justice for Children

    A Capability Approach

    by Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Philosophy
    While global justice is a hot topic in political philosophy, the place of children and children as a particular group of agents has been largely ignored. This book explores global justice for children from the perspective of the capability approach.The capability approach provides a fruitful normative foundation for exploring the issue of global justice for children. To spell this out, it is ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • What is a Good Childhood?

    A Philosophical Approach

    by Johannes Drerup, Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book deals with the question of what is a good life for children. It argues that a good childhood is one in which:a child is sufficiently provided with all the goods it needs to develop into an autonomous persona child is sufficiently provided with the goods it needs for its well-beingsufficient space is given to a child´s will, wishes, concerns and projectsThe book not only develops a new ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty

    Edited by Gottfried Schweiger, Clemens Sedmak ...
    Series series Routledge Handbooks in Applied Ethics
    Winner of the 2024 Academics Stand Against Poverty Book of the Year Anthology AwardThe problem of poverty is global in scope and has devastating consequences for many essential aspects of life: health, education, political participation, autonomy, and psychological well-being. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Poverty presents the current state of philosophical research on poverty in its ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Philosophy and Child Poverty

    Reflections on the Ethics and Politics of Poor Children and their Families

    Edited by Nicolás Brando, Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers a broad and diverse reflection of the ways in which child poverty could be conceptualised, and the ways in which it is intertwined with childhood as a specific social condition. Furthermore, the responsibilities towards children and the possible mechanisms required for dealing with this condition will be analysed and clarified.This is the first volume on philosophy and child ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Justice, Education and the Politics of Childhood

    Challenges and Perspectives

    Edited by Gottfried Schweiger, Gunter Graf, Christoph Schickhardt, Johannes Drerup ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This volume contributes to the ongoing interdisciplinary controversies about the moral, legal and political status of children and childhood. It comprises essays by scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds on diverse theoretical problems and public policy controversies that bear upon different facets of the life of children in contemporary liberal democracies. The book is divided into ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Toleration and the Challenges to Liberalism

    Edited by Johannes Drerup, Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
    This book explores the relationship between different versions of liberalism and toleration by focusing on their shared theoretical and political challenges.Toleration is among the most pivotal and the most contested liberal values and virtues. Debates about the conceptual scope, justification, and political role of toleration are closely aligned with historical and contemporary philosophical ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Absolute Poverty in Europe

    Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Hidden Phenomenon

    by Gottfried Schweiger, Christian Neuhäuser, Elena Pribytkova, Guillem Fernandez Evangelista, Anna Sofia Salonen, Tiina Silvasti, Stephanos Papanastasiou, Ruth McAreavey, Carlos Pitillas, Julia Brannen0, Rebecca O'Connell1, Nessa Winston2, Patricia Kennedy3, Ursula Trummer4, Robert Walker5, Tuba Bircan6, Ingrid Schockaert7, Ides Nicaise8, Oleksandr Movshuk9, Jonathan Bradshaw0, Lena Dominelli1 ...
    Engaging systematically with severe forms of poverty in Europe, this important book stimulates academic, public and policy debate by shedding light on aspects of deprivation and exclusion of people in absolute poverty in affluent societies. It examines issues such as access to health care, housing and nutrition, poverty related shame, and violence.The book investigates different policy and civic ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Ethics and the Endangerment of Children's Bodies

    by Gunter Graf, Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book addresses the endangerment of children’s bodies in affluent societies. Bodily integrity is an important part of a child’s physical and mental well-being, but it can also be violated through various threats during childhood; not only affecting physical health but also causing mental damage and leading to distortions in the development of the self. The authors give an account of three ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Poverty, Inequality and the Critical Theory of Recognition

    Edited by Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book brings together philosophical approaches to explore the relation of recognition and poverty. This volume examines how critical theories of recognition can be utilized to enhance our understanding, evaluation and critique of poverty and social inequalities. Furthermore, chapters in this book explore anti-poverty policies, development aid and duties towards the (global) poor. This book ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Global and Social Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    An Ethical and Philosophical Reflection

    Edited by Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book directly addresses the social and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It does so by focusing on both the immediate effects during the pandemic and the lockdowns, as well as the issues related to the long-term social consequences that are likely to result from the economic crisis in the coming years. To date, most philosophical essays and books have focused on the health ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Migration, Recognition and Critical Theory

    Edited by Gottfried Schweiger ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book brings together philosophical, social-theoretical and empirically oriented contributions on the philosophical and socio-theoretical debate on migration and integration, using the instruments of recognition as a normative and social-scientific category. Furthermore, the theoretical and practical implications of recognition theory are reflected through the case of migration. Migration ... Read more

    $143.09 USD