Partiality

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We are partial to people with whom we share special relationships--if someone is your child, parent, or friend, you wouldn't treat them as you would a stranger. But is partiality justified, and if so, why Partiality presents a theory of the reasons supporting special treatment within special relationships and explores the vexing problem of how we

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"[T]his is an excellent and engaging book."--Choice "Simon Keller's slim but lively book Partiality is a novel and original attempt to provide a justification for limited partiality within an otherwise impartial moral theory."--Michael Gibb, Oxford Journals "Keller's treatment of partiality is original and valuable for getting a clearer picture on one's own commitments, both in the social and the philosophical meaning."--Simon Derpmann, Ethical Theory and Moral Practise

Author Bio

Simon Keller is associate professor of philosophy at Victoria University, Wellington. He is the author of "The Limits of Loyalty".