Theory of justice / John Rawls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rawls, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justice.

Equality.

Liberty.

Philosophy, Modern--20th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified]: Harvard University Press, 2020.

Summary:

A milestone in political and moral philosophy, as groundbreaking as the theories of Bentham and Kant and arguably the most important and influential piece of contemporary philosophy of the last century.” —The Guardian The principles of justice that Rawls set forth in this book are those that free and rational people would accept in an “original position” of equality. In this hypothetical situation, which corresponds to the state of nature in social contract theory, no one knows their place in society; their class or social status; their fortune in the distribution of natural assets and abilities—their intelligence, strength, and the like—or even their conception of the good. Deliberating behind this “veil of ignorance,” people naturally determine their proper rights and duties. Thus, as Rawls writes, “each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.” Incorporating the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls’s theory is as powerful today as it was when first published in 1971. For more than half a century, A Theory of Justice has been taught and debated, celebrated and translated into more than thirty languages. This revised edition includes changes, discussed in the preface, that Rawls considered to be significant, especially to the discussions of liberty and primary social goods.

Contents:

Front Matter

Table of Contents

Preface for the Revised Edition

Preface

Justice as Fairness

The Principles of Justice

The Original Position

Equal Liberty

Distributive Shares

Duty and Obligation

Goodness as Rationality

The Sense of Justice

The Good of Justice

Conversion Table

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780674257689