John Rawls: reticent socialist
"This book is the first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, who was perhaps the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century. Rawls's 1971 treatise, A theory of justice, stimulated an outpouring of commentary on "justice-as-fairness," his conception o...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York, NY Port Melbourne Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2017
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In: | Year: 2017 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Rawls, John 1921-2002
/ Philosophy
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Further subjects: | B
Justice
B Rawls, John (1921-2002) Political and social views B Political stability B Liberalism |
Summary: | "This book is the first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, who was perhaps the most influential philosopher of the twentieth century. Rawls's 1971 treatise, A theory of justice, stimulated an outpouring of commentary on "justice-as-fairness," his conception of justice for an ideal, self-contained, modern political society. Most of that commentary took Rawls to be defending welfare-state capitalism as found in Western Europe and the United States. Far less attention has been given to Rawls's 2001 book, Justice as fairness: a restatement. In the Restatement, Rawls not only substantially reformulates the "original position" argument for the two principles of justice-as-fairness but also repudiates capitalist regimes as possible embodiments. Edmundson further develops Rawls's non-ideal theory, which guides us when we find ourselves in a society that falls well short of justice."--Page 4 of cover |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1107173191 |