Illiberal justice : John Rawls vs. the American political tradition / David Lewis Schaefer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, David Lewis, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liberalism.

Liberalism--United States.

Libertarianism.

Justice.

Rawls, John, 1921-2002.

Rawls, John.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 367 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]

Summary:

"Schaefer challenges John Rawls's practically sacrosanct status among scholars of political theory, law, and ethics by demonstrating how Rawls's teachings deviate from the core tradition of American constitutional liberalism toward libertarianism"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: John Rawls and the crisis of American liberalism

Justice as fairness

The second principle of justice

"Choosing" principles of justice in the original position

A just constitution

Economic justice

Civil disobedience vs. the right of resistance

"Goodness as rationality," self-respect, and Rawlsian jurisprudence

The sense of justice

The just and the good

Political liberalism I : principles

Political liberalism II : applications

"The idea of public reason revisited"

The law of peoples

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-359) and index.

ISBN:

9780826216847

0826216846

9780826216991

0826216994

OCLC:

71947431