Is Social Justice Just?

By Robert M. Whaples, Michael C. Munger, Christopher J. Coyne

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

Is Social Justice Just? (2023), edited by Robert M. Whaples, Michael C. Munger and Christopher J. Coyne, gathers essays by economists, philosophers and theologians on what justice requires. The first part examines how appeals to social justice can go wrong, drawing on Hayek, spontaneous order and critiques of Rawls and Dworkin. The second explores alternatives rooted in philosophy, religion, civil society and policy reform, with many contributors stressing the role of individuals rather than governments.

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