Confucius, Rawls, and the sense of justice / Erin M. Cline.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cline, Erin M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice (Philosophy).

Confucius.

Rawls, John, 1921-2002.

Rawls, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 354 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book compares the role of a sense of justice in the ethical and political thought of Confucius and John Rawls. Erin Cline demonstrates that the Analects (the most influential record of ConfuciusG thought) and RawlsGs work intersect in an emphasis on the importance of developing a sense of justice. Despite deep and important differences between the two accounts, this intersection is a source of significant philosophical agreement.

Contents:

Methods in comparative work

The sense of justice in Rawls

The sense of justice in the analects

Two senses of justice

The contemporary relevance of a sense of justice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8232-5259-0

0-8232-5057-1

OCLC:

823741681