Rawls - An Introduction (Hardcover, New)

"Rawls: An Introduction" is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002), who transformed contemporary political philosophy. In the 1950s and 1960s, political philosophy seemed to have reached a dead end characterized by a loose predominance of utilitarian theses. Rawls'sconception of liberalism placed civil liberties and social justice at its core, and his extraordinary influence has only been confirmed by the extent of the criticism he has provoked.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 acomprehensive examination of these three major texts by a renowned Rawls scholar and will appeal to all philosophers and social scientists for whom it is essential to understand the key theories of this most influential of political philosophers.

General

Imprint:	Polity Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	2011
Authors:	S Maffettone
Dimensions:	236 x 151 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-7456-4650-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Social & political philosophy Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7456-4650-6
Barcode:	9780745646503

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