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John Rawls
Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties…
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The essays in this volume analyze the relationship between core concepts of the common good and the work of John Rawls. The contributors to this book explore the possibility of…
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Catherine Audard
This introduction to the work of John Rawls (1921-2002), one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century, provides an authoritative exposition of his central ideas and their…
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John Rawls was an important moral and political philosopher. This book explores the legacy of his work. It makes contribution not only to work on Rawls’ thought but to contemporary…
John Rawls was unquestionably the most important moral and political philosopher of the last one hundred years. His A Theory of Justice published in 1971 is already a classic text…
Percy B. Lehning (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
An introduction to the American political philosopher, John Rawls, outlining why he is generally acknowledged as one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century. Percy B. Lehning…
Benedito Sullivam Lopes
In the pages of this book the reader of philosophy, or the reader interested in the theory of justice as equity, will find an introductory explanation of the concept of…
In der von Otfried Hoeffe herausgegebenen Reihe Klassiker Auslegen werden die bedeutendsten Werke der Philosophiegeschichte in Form kooperativer Kommentare von international renommierten Philosophen entschlusselt und kommentiert. Dabei folgen samtliche Bande…
Essential reading for all who are interested in mid-century, western, political philosophy and the philosophy of John Rawls especially his seminal text A Theory of Justice.
A collection of essays that explore the philosophy and political theory of John Rawls from a variety of feminist perspectives.
John Toens
Using the principles of John Rawls' theory of justice, this book offers an alternative political vision; one which describes a mode of governance that will enable communities to implement a…
William A. Edmundson (Georgia State University)
This book is the first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls. It focuses on Rawls’s presentation of two regime types capable of realizing ‘justice-as-fairness’: property-owning democracy and…
Filippo Dionigi,Jeremy Kleidosty
Rawls’ 1971 text links the idea of social justice to a basic sense of fairness that recognizes human rights and freedoms. Controversially, though, it also accepts differences in the distribution…
Rudi Somuah
Jeremiah John Rawlings, Ghanaian air force pilot and populist politician ruled Ghana for almost two decades between December 1981 and September 2000. Rawlings, who began his leadership career as a…
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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.
Ricardo Sandoval,Tomas Caballero
For many contemporary thinkers all the paths of contemporary political philosophy seem to lead to John Rawls. Miguel Giusti, for example, assures that Rawls is read to follow his steps…
Nas paginas desse livro o leitor de filosofia, ou o leitor interessado na teoria da justica como equidade encontrara uma explanacao introdutoria sobre o conceito de Estado defendido por Rawls…
Andrius Galisanka
Critics have maintained that John Rawls’s theory of justice is unrealistic and undemocratic. Andrius Galisanka’s incisive intellectual biography argues that in misunderstanding the origins and development of Rawls’s argument, previous…
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John Rawls is widely considered one of the most important political philosophers of the 20th century, and his highly original and influential works play a central role in contemporary philosophical…
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John Rawlings
A History of the Origin of the Mysteries and Doctrines of Baptism - and the eucharist as introduced into the Church of Rome and the Church of England is an…
John Rawles
Atrial fibrillation affects about 5per cent of people over seventy. This text reviews clinical aspects of atrial fibrillation and presents information about the generation of the arrhythmia, its haemodynamic consequences…
This book consists of two parts: the essay The Idea of Public Reason Revisited, first published in 1997, and The Law of Peoples, a reworking of a much shorter article…
Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of John Rawls’s view, much of the extensive literature on his theory refers to…
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.
Neal Leavitt
This book describes the foreign policy of John Rawls and Amartya Sen while building up towards a policy recommendation. By redirecting some military spending to development goals, the core needs…
Markus Voigt
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Praktische (Ethik, AEsthetik, Kultur, Natur, Recht, …), Note: 1,7, Freie Universitat Berlin, Veranstaltung: HS John Rawls - Eine Theorie der Gerechtigkeit…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Nonfiction Classics for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study…
This collaborative commentary in our Klassiker Auslegen series addresses Rawls’ third major work, The Law of Peoples. Rawls’ theory of international justice has been controversial from the outset, but has…
J. Donald Moon
Donald Moon’s John Rawls: Liberalism and the Challenges of Late Modernity is an accessible biography that explores how Rawls’ life helped establish the fundamental commitment of classical liberalism through the…
Bourdin-J
En semblant se focaliser sur la s lection de deux principes de justice institutionnelle pour fonder sa th orie de la justice comme quit , John Rawls (1921-2002) a amen…
The essays in this volume offer an approach to the history of moral and political philosophy that takes its inspiration from John Rawls. The distinctive feature of this approach is…
Thomas Pogge (Department of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Columbia University)
This is a short, accessible introduction to John Rawls’ thought and gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls’ theory as well as drawing links between…
Chandran Kukathas,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 and subjects them to critical…
The essays in this volume offer an approach to the history of moral and political philosophy that takes its inspiration from John Rawls. A feature of this approach is to…
In this book, leading Christian political thinkers and practitioners critique the Rawlsian concepts of justice as fairness and public reason from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. It…
Jamiu Kunle Ayinde
Is all rights attached to a duty? Is there a right for unborn generation? The environmental and economical issues today raises a question of future consideration. This work critically examines…
Lima Vieira Paulo Romerio
O presente trabalho tem como diretriz mestra esclarecer e analisar o pensamento politico e filosofico de John Rawls, especificamente sua Teoria da Justica, no contexto politico moderno. Na persecucao deste…
Daniele Botti
Daniele Botti argues that John Rawls’s philosophy is importantly connected with classical American pragmatism and that Rawls’s intellectual trajectory did not take a pragmatic turn in the 1980s but possibly…
Yecid Echeverry Enciso
Rawls enfatiza en la necesidad de construir una pauta de distribucion equitativa de las ventajas y desventajas provenientes de la cooperacion social, que permita disminuir las desigualdades sociales y naturales…
Paul Weithman (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame)
Paul Weithman offers a fresh, rigorous, and compelling interpretation of John Rawls’s reasons for taking his so-called political turn.
