"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780199356881
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 20107987-n
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580052435
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0199356882
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.49. Seller Inventory # 0199356882-2-1
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.49. Seller Inventory # 353-0199356882-new
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780199356881
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0199356882
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. We live in a world where CEOs give themselves million dollar bonuses even as their companies go bankrupt and ordinary workers are laid off; where athletes make millions while teachers struggle to survive; a world, in short, where rewards are often unfairly meted out. In The Ajax Dilemma, Paul Woodruff examines one of today's most pressing moral issues: how to distribute rewards and public recognition without damaging the social fabric.How should we honor those whose behavior and achievement is essential to our overall success? Is it fair or right to lavish rewards on the superstar at the expense of the hardworking rank-and-file? How do wedistinguish an impartial fairness from what is truly just? Woodruff builds his answer to these questions around the ancient conflict between Ajax and Odysseus over the armor of the slain warrior Achilles. King Agamemnon arranges a speech contest to decide the issue. Ajax, the loyal workhorse, loses the contest, and the priceless armor, to Odysseus, the brilliantly deceptive strategist who will lead the Greeks to victory. Deeply insulted, Ajax goes on a rampage and commits suicide, and in hisrage we see the resentment of every loyal worker who has been passed over in favor of those who are more gifted, or whose skills are more highly valued. How should we deal with the "Ajax dilemma"?Woodruff argues that while we can never create a perfect system for distributing just rewards, we can recognize the essential role that wisdom, compassion, moderation, and respect must play if we are to restore the basic sense of justice on which all communities depend. This short, thoughtful book, written with Woodruff's characteristic elegance, investigates some of the most bitterly divisive issues in American today. A leading philosopher shows how the story of Ajax and Odysseus sheds new light on the contentious issue of disproportionate rewards in contemporary American society. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780199356881
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0199356882