The essays collected in this volume discuss, from the perspective of various disciplines (philosophy, social ethics, economics, sociology, political science, law, didactics), the apparent tension between the working principles of a competitive market order and notions of 'social justice' that...

Social justice poses the question of the mutual commitments to which members of society can be bound, and the reasons for this. Elmar Nass examines whether or not this is true and if so, which social standards may counteract discretion. (Published in German.)