@article{1478867, author = {Sen, Amartya Kumar, }, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478867}, title = {The Idea of Justice /}, abstract = {Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More than a matter of intellectual discourse, the idea of justice plays a real role in how - and how well - people live. And in this book the distinguished scholar Amartya Sen offers a powerful critique of the theory of social justice that, in its grip on social and political thinking, has long left practical realities far behind.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054578}, recid = {1478867}, pages = {1 online resource (496 p.)}, }