Rawls 'A Theory of Justice' and Its Critics, Paperback - Philip Pettit

A study of Rawls' work, "A Theory of Justice", the book gives a concise account of Rawls' central ideas, situates them within contemporary debates ...

John Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition--justice as fairness--and to provide an alternative to ...

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Presents leading statements of rights-based liberalism and of the communitarian, or civic republican alternatives to that position

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This book originated as lectures for a course on political philosophy that Rawls taught regularly at Harvard in the 1980s. In time the lectures bec...

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With inequality levels greater than ever before, the work of philosopher John Rawls has never been more relevantPublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAut...

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Publisher: Regnery Publishing IncAuthor(s): Bruce GilleyNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 237 x 30Cover type: HardbackRed...

The reissue of this work as a Routledge Classic brings some radical ideas to a new audience, and argues persuasively for a totally new way of readi...

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DescriptionAlthough written fairly early in his career, in 1939, Sketch for a Theory of the Emotions is considered to be one of Jean-Paul Sartre's ...

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Rawls' 1971 text links the idea of social justice to a basic sense of fairness that recognizes human rights and freedoms. Controversially, though, ...