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Political philosophy. Social philosophy --- Economic sociology --- Exploitation.

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Wertheimer attempts to move beyond previous theories of coercion by conducting a fairly extensive survey of the way in which cases involving coercion have been treated by American courts. This impressive project occupies the first half of the book, where he makes a convincing case that there is a fairly unified 'theory of coercion' at work in adjudication, past and present. This legal theory, however, is not entirely adequate for the purposes of social and political philosophy, and the last half of the book develops Wertheimer's more comprehensive philosophical theory.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Duress (Law) --- PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy. --- Coercion (Law) --- Compulsion --- Criminal liability --- Law --- Necessity (Law) --- Threats --- Torts --- Undue influence --- Law and legislation

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What is the basis for arguing that a volunteer army exploits citizens who lack civilian career opportunities? How do we determine that a doctor who has sex with his patients is exploiting them? In this book, Alan Wertheimer seeks to identify when a transaction or relationship can be properly regarded as exploitative--and not oppressive, manipulative, or morally deficient in some other way--and explores the moral weight of taking unfair advantage. Among the first political philosophers to examine this important topic from a non-Marxist perspective, Wertheimer writes about ordinary experience in an accessible yet philosophically penetrating way. He considers whether it is seriously wrong for a party to exploit another if the transaction is consensual and mutually advantageous, whether society can justifiably prohibit people from entering into such a transaction, and whether it is wrong to allow oneself to be exploited. Wertheimer first considers several contexts commonly characterized as exploitive, including surrogate motherhood, unconscionable contracts, the exploitation of student athletes, and sexual exploitation in psychotherapy. In a section outlining his theory of exploitation, he sets forth the criteria for a fair transaction and the point at which we can properly say that a party has consented. Whereas many discussions of exploitation have dealt primarily with cases in which one party harms or coerces another, Wertheimer's book focuses on what makes a mutually advantageous and consensual transaction exploitive and analyzes the moral and legal implications of such exploitation.

Exploitation. --- Brodsky, Annette. --- Elster, Jon. --- Goodin, Robert. --- Gutheil, Thomas. --- Holmstrom, Nancy. --- Landes, William. --- Mill, John Stuart. --- Miller, David. --- Nagel, Thomas. --- Sidgwick, Henry. --- admiralty law. --- altruism. --- autonomy. --- bargaining range. --- coercion. --- consent. --- externalities. --- false consciousness. --- fiduciary obligations. --- hard circumstances. --- harmful exploitation. --- inalienable rights. --- incommensurability. --- just price. --- kantian maxim. --- moral force. --- objective harm. --- paternalism. --- perfectionism. --- reservation price. --- transference.

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Majorities. --- Minorities. --- Political philosophy. Social philosophy

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Political science --- Science politique