Social Justice and the Indian Rope Trick

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Anthony de Jasay / Social Justice and the Indian Rope Trick, (2015) Front Matter Half Title Page, p. i Frontispiece, p. iv Full Title Page, p. v Copyright Page, p. vi Contents, p. vii Preface, p. ix Part: Social Justice and the Indian Rope Trick, p. 1 Part 1 Is Equal Superior?, p. 1 1. Equalities, the Claims of Social Justice, and the Indian Rope Trick, p. 3 2. Ranking Worlds by Words: A Case for Inequality, p. 33 3. Against Poverty and the Misuse of Language That Helps to Perpetuate it, p. 41 4. The “Justice” That Overrules the Rules of Justice, p. 49 Part 2 Inadvertent Surrender, Real Politics, and Rational Man, p. 55 1. The Inadvertent Surrender: Spreading the State, Shrinking Liberty, p. 57 2. Presumption of Liberty, p. 90 3. On Rightsism, p. 93 4. Human Rights and Wrongs: Misnomers, Illusions, Tensions, p. 105 Part 3 Contractarianism and Its Surroundings, p. 115 1. Conduct and Contract, p. 117 2. Ordered Anarchy and Contractarianism, p. 127 3. Inspecting the Foundations of Liberalism, p. 133 Part 4 Errors and Omissions, p. 151 1. Suckers, Punters, Pathbreakers: When Homo Oeconomicus is Selflessly Selfish, p. 153 2. Who Will Guard the Guardians?, p. 164 3. Can Opportunity be Equal? A Note on False Pretenses in Equality Discourse, p. 173 4. Morals by Agreements, p. 178 Index, p. 181 Colophon, p. 196