Rawls
Freeman, Samuel Richard2007
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John Rawls was one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century. His writing on the nature of justice transformed philosophical and political thought. Starting with a brief biography and charting the influences on Rawls' thinking, this book introduces and assesses the main topics of his philosophy. In this superb introduction, Samuel Freeman introduces and assesses the main topics of Rawls' philosophy. Starting with a brief biography and charting the influences on Rawls' early thinking, he goes on to discuss the heart of Rawls's philosophy: his principles of justice and their practical application to society. Subsequent chapters discuss Rawls's theories of liberty, political and economic justice, democratic institutions, goodness as rationality, moral psychology, political liberalism, and international justice and a concluding chapter considers Rawls' legacy. Clearly setting out the ideas in Rawls' masterwork, A Theory of Justice, Samuel Freeman also considers Rawls' other key works, including Political Liberalism and The Law of Peoples. An invaluable introduction to this deeply influential philosopher, Rawls is essential reading for anyone coming to his work for the first time.
Main title:
Rawls / Samuel Freeman.
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Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2007.
Collation:
xxi, 550 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-535) and index.
Contents:
Preface Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Liberalism, Democracy and the first Principle of Justice Chapter Three: The Second Principle and Distributive Justice Chapter Four: The Original Position Chapter Five: Just Institutions Chapter Six: Justice and the Good Chapter Seven: Kantian Constructivism and the Transition to Political Liberalism Chapter Eight: Political Liberalism I: The Domain of the political Chapter Nine: Political Liberalism II: Overlapping Concensus and the Idea of Public reason Chapter Ten: The Law of the Peoples
ISBN:
9780415301091 (pbk)
Dewey class:
320.092
Language:
English
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BRN:
2259740