John Rawls His Life and Theory of Justice

Name: John Rawls His Life and Theory of Justice
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ISBN: 9780195136364

ISBN-10: 0195136365

ISBN-13: 9780195136364

Edition: 2006

Authors: Thomas Pogge, Michelle Kosch

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John Rawls was one of the most important political philosophers of our time, and promises to be an enduring figure over the coming decades. His Theory of Justice (1971) has had a profound impact across philosophy, politics, law, and economics. Nonetheless Rawlsian theory is not easy to understand, particularly for beginners, and his writing can be dense and forbidding. Thomas Pogge's short introduction (originally published in German) gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls's theory, introduces biographical information when necessary, and draws links between the Rawlsian enterprise and other important positions in moral and political philosophy.

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List price: $195.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/27/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 8.39" wide x 5.71" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Preface 1. Biography 1.1. Family and Schooling 1.2. College and War 1.3. Academic Career 1.4. The Turbulent Decade 1962-1971 1.5. After A Theory of Justice 1.6. The Meaning of Rawls's Project 2. The Focus on the Basic Structure 2.1. The Origin of the Theory 2.2. The Complexity of Modern Sciences 2.3. The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus 2.4. The Scope of the Theory 3. A Top-Tier Criterion of Justice 3.1. Purely Recipient-Oriented Criteria of Justice 3.2. The Anonymity Condition 3.3. Fundamental Interests versus Happiness 4. The Basic Idea: Justice as Fairness 4.1. The Original Position 4.2. Maximin versus Average 4.3. Primary Goods 4.4. The Lexical…