Rawls and religion : the case for political liberalism / Daniel A. Dombrowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dombrowski, Daniel A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rawls, John, 1921-2002.

Religion and politics.

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 192 p. )

Other Title:

Case for political liberalism

Place of Publication:

New York : State University of New York Press, [2001]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Despite John Rawls's stature as the most influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, his thoughts on religion have not been sufficiently studied. While it is generally assumed that Rawls is more interested in topics other than the relationship between politics and religion, author Daniel A. Dombrowski argues in this book that this assumption is incorrect. He shows that Rawls is interested in the relationship between politics and religion and that the relationship between the two is at the core of the problem that liberalism has for centuries meant to solve. Rawls and Religion utilizes Rawls's thought to examine, among other controversial issues, abortion, the phenomenon of fundamentalism as a growth industry, and the perceived decline of secular culture."--Jacket.

Contents:

pt. 1. Theory

A brief history

The original position

The reasonable and the rational

The ancients and the moderns

The common good

Methodological considerations

pt. 2. Practice

Theory to practice

Partially inclusive public reason

Race, sex, and abortion

War, disobedience, and elections

Animals and marginal cases.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780791490464

0791490467

Publisher Number:

2027/heb33314 hdl