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advanced political theory research
Author_Catherine Audard
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Basic Liberties
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Comprehensive Doctrines
conception
Constitutional Essentials
Decent Consultation Hierarchy
democratic citizenship studies
difference
Difference Principle
distributive justice analysis
Doctrinal Autonomy
doctrine
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Fair Equality
Global Distributive Justice
Global Distributive Principle
Good Life
Impartial Spectator
International Public Law
liberal egalitarianism
Maximin Criterion
Maximin Rule
moral justification ethics
Non-public Reasons
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pluralism
political philosophy theory
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Public Conception
Public Reason
Public Reason Revisited
Radical Democratic Embers
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Reasonable Pluralism
Reflective Equilibrium
Social Contract Doctrines
social contract theory
Teleological Doctrines
Utility Principle
Product details
- ISBN 9781844650514
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 19 Dec 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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John Rawls (1921-2002) is one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Contemporary political philosophy has been reshaped by his seminal ideas and most current work in the discipline is a response to them. This book introduces his central ideas and examines their contribution to contemporary political thought. In the first part of the book Catherine Audard focuses on Rawls' conception of political and social justice and its justification as presented in his groundbreaking A Theory of Justice. This includes sustained examination of Rawls' moral philosophy and its core thesis, the primacy of justice, the complex relation between Rawls' views and utilitarianism, and his most famous concept, the Original Position Device. In the second half of the book, Audard explores Rawls' more practical concerns for stability and political consensus, citizenship and international justice, and shows the continuity between these concerns and his earlier work. Throughout, Audard contextualizes Rawls' ideas by giving a sense of their historical development, which underlines the intellectual cohesion of his thought. The move between ethics and politics so characteristic of Rawls' work, and which makes for the richness of his philosophy, is shown to also create for it significant problems. John Rawls combines clear exposition with insightful analysis and provides an interpretative and critical framework that will help shape ongoing debates surrounding Rawls' work.
Catherine Audard, London School of Economics, UK
