Rawls : an introduction / by Sabastiano Maffettone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maffettone, Sebastiano, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rawls, John, 1921-2002.

Rawls, John.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xii, 388 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2010.

Summary:

Rawls is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002). The book is divided into three parts which correspond to Rawls's three major books. The first concentrates on A Theory of Justice (1971) and examines the way in which Rawls's general vision of social justice is presented. Maffettone also includes here a discussion of some of the most important critiques of Rawls. The second part of the book highlights Political Liberalism [1993-6], with a chapter dedicated to the 'passage' from Theory of Justice to Political Liberalism. Finally, the third part provides a discussion of The Law of Peoples [1999]. This work-is an examination of these texts by a renowned. Rawls scholar and will appeal to all philosophers and social scientists. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 The Theory 25

3 The First Principle of Justice 52

4 The Second Principle of Justice 70

5 The Original Position 100

6 Reflective Equilibrium 139

7 Main Criticisms of Rawls 158

8 From A Theory of Justice to Political Liberalism 189

9 Introducing Political Liberalism 210

10 The State of the Problem 229

11 Overlapping Consensus and Public Reason 260

12 The Law of Peoples 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [320]-378) and index.

ISBN:

9780745646503

0745646506

9780745646510

0745646514

OCLC:

619593641