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Political Liberalism

(Columbia Classics in Philosophy)

By John Rawls

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| Paperback | 9780231130899

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This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous work assumed what Rawls calls a "well-ordered society," one that is stable and relatively homoContinue

This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous work assumed what Rawls calls a "well-ordered society," one that is stable and relatively homogenous in its basic moral beliefs and in which there is broad agreement about what constitutes the good life. Yet in modern democratic society a plurality of incompatible and irreconcilable doctrines -- religious, philosophical, and moral -- coexist within the framework of democratic institutions. Recognizing this as a permanent condition of democracy, Rawls asks how a stable and just society of free and equal citizens can live in concord when divided by reasonable but incompatible doctrines?

This edition includes the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," which outlines Rawls' plans to revise Political Liberalism, which were cut short by his death.

"An extraordinary well-reasoned commentary on A Theory of Justice...a decisive turn towards political philosophy."

-- Times Literary Supplement

Critics

  • A Fair State

    It is over twenty years since John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice was published. It was recognised at once as an immensely significant contribution to modern political philosophy, and its reputation has only grown since. There are many questions, about ... (read full critics)

    lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

  • Liberalism: The New Twist

    John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice (1970) gave a new start to political philosophy, which had been in the doldrums for many decades, having been overshadowed by developments in the philosophy of logic, the philosophy of language, and the philosophy of ... (read full critics)

    nybooks published on Sat, 21 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 525 Pages
  • Edition: Expanded
  • ISBN-10: 0231130899
  • ISBN-13: 9780231130899
  • Publisher: Columbia University Press
  • Pub date: Feb 28, 2005
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
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