A Theory of Justice: Original EditionJohn Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition—justice as fairness—and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. “Each person,” writes Rawls, “possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.” Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls’s theory is as powerful today as it was when first published. Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls’s view, much of the extensive literature on his theory refers to the original. This first edition is available for scholars and serious students of Rawls’s work. |
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And finally , the scheme of social cooperation must be stable : it must be more or
less regularly complied with and its basic rules willingly acted upon ; and when
infractions occur , stabilizing forces should exist that prevent further violations
and ...
And finally , the scheme of social cooperation must be stable : it must be more or
less regularly complied with and its basic rules willingly acted upon ; and when
infractions occur , stabilizing forces should exist that prevent further violations
and ...
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Once we reach a certain level of generality , the intuitionist maintains that there
exist no higher - order constructive criteria for determining the proper emphasis
for the competing principles of justice . While the complexity of the moral facts ...
Once we reach a certain level of generality , the intuitionist maintains that there
exist no higher - order constructive criteria for determining the proper emphasis
for the competing principles of justice . While the complexity of the moral facts ...
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He contends that there exists no expressible ethical conception which underlies
these weights . A geometrical figure or ... A refutation of intuitionism consists in
presenting the sort of constructive criteria that are said not to exist . To be sure ,
the ...
He contends that there exists no expressible ethical conception which underlies
these weights . A geometrical figure or ... A refutation of intuitionism consists in
presenting the sort of constructive criteria that are said not to exist . To be sure ,
the ...
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Intuitionism denies that there exists any useful and explicit solution to the priority
problem . I now turn to a brief discussion of this topic . 8. THE PRIORITY
PROBLEM We have seen that intuitionism raises the question of the extent to
which it is ...
Intuitionism denies that there exists any useful and explicit solution to the priority
problem . I now turn to a brief discussion of this topic . 8. THE PRIORITY
PROBLEM We have seen that intuitionism raises the question of the extent to
which it is ...
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If such a conception does exist , then , from the standpoint of the original position
, there would be strong reasons for accepting it , since it is rational to introduce
further coherence into our common convictions of justice . Indeed , once we look
...
If such a conception does exist , then , from the standpoint of the original position
, there would be strong reasons for accepting it , since it is rational to introduce
further coherence into our common convictions of justice . Indeed , once we look
...
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Brugeranmeldelse - Alex L - GoodreadsBLEH. Never taking a political theory class again. But this book was rather odd...i liked the ideas he proposed, but it wasn't as enjoyable of a read as i thought it would be. Not really my subject matter. Læs hele anmeldelsen
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Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | A Theory of Justice: Original Edition |
| Forfatter | John Rawls |
| Udgiver | Harvard University Press, 2005 |
| ISBN | 0674257693, 9780674257696 |
| Længde | 624 sider |
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