A Philosophy of Need

Gillian Brock

doi:10.1017/9781009230179

Appeals to need abound in everyday discussion. People make claims about their own needs all the time, and they do so in a way that suggests these should have a certain moral force. Needs also play an important role in contemporary popular discourse about social justice, climate change, obligations to future generations, dealing fairly with refugees, treating animals humanely, and critiques of consumerist lifestyles – to name just a few of the many examples. The idea of need is present in an increasing number of debates and domains. There is interest in need from several disciplines, not just philosophy, which also include psychology, economics, political science, social work and sociology. This volume, then, offers a fine introduction to an increasingly important concept in day-to-day life. In a new Foreword, Gillian Brock discusses the continuing significance of several innovative chapters in the book, indicating how they presaged new directions in philosophical conversation.

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A Philosophy of Need
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A Philosophy of Need - Title page
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List of Contributors
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Foreword
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Introduction
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1 - An Idea We Cannot Do Without: What Difference Will It Make (eg. to Moral, Political and Environmental Philosophy) to Recognize and Put to Use a Substantial Conception of Need?
pp 38-77
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2 - Needs and Global Justice
pp 78-109
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3 - Need, Humiliation and Independence
pp 110-147
- By John O’Neill
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4 - Needs and Ethics in Ancient Philosophy
pp 148-167
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5 - Aristotle on Necessities and Needs
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6 - Need, Care and Obligation
pp 204-239
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7 - Needs, Facts, Goodness, and Truth
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8 - Fundamental Needs
pp 260-276
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9 - Needs, Rights, and Collective Obligations
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- By Bill Wringe
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10 - Where Does the Moral Force of the Concept of Needs Reside and When?
pp 309-338
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11 - Needs and Capabilities
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Index
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Contents

A Philosophy of Need
pp i-ii

Talking Philosophy - Series page
pp iii-iv

A Philosophy of Need - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of Contributors
pp ix-x

Foreword
pp xi-xxii

Introduction
pp 1-37

1 - An Idea We Cannot Do Without: What Difference Will It Make (eg. to Moral, Political and Environmental Philosophy) to Recognize and Put to Use a Substantial Conception of Need?
pp 38-77

2 - Needs and Global Justice
pp 78-109

3 - Need, Humiliation and Independence
pp 110-147

4 - Needs and Ethics in Ancient Philosophy
pp 148-167

5 - Aristotle on Necessities and Needs
pp 168-203

6 - Need, Care and Obligation
pp 204-239

7 - Needs, Facts, Goodness, and Truth
pp 240-259

8 - Fundamental Needs
pp 260-276

9 - Needs, Rights, and Collective Obligations
pp 277-308

10 - Where Does the Moral Force of the Concept of Needs Reside and When?
pp 309-338

11 - Needs and Capabilities
pp 339-374

Index
pp 375-378

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