LEADER 03677oam 2200661I 450 001 9910811589803321 005 20240405142520.0 010 $a1-317-49393-1 010 $a1-317-49394-X 010 $a1-315-71210-5 010 $a1-282-53463-7 010 $a1-84465-313-7 010 $a9786612534638 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315712109 035 $a(CKB)2670000000081237 035 $a(EBL)1886904 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000673216 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11414828 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000673216 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10643627 035 $a(PQKB)11146035 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1886904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1886904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455631 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL253463 035 $a(OCoLC)898104127 035 $a(OCoLC)958109409 035 $a(OCoLC)1199304774 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136660 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844653133 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000081237 100 $a20180706e20142007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJohn Rawls /$fCatherine Audard 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aPhilosophy now 300 $aFirst published 2007 by Acumen. 311 $a1-84465-050-2 311 $a1-84465-051-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe primacy of justice -- Constructing the principles of justice -- Defending democratic equality : the argument from the original position -- Pluralism and political consensus : the argument for political liberalism -- A reasonable law of peoples for a real world -- Conclusion: Beyond liberalism. 330 $aJohn Rawls (1921–2002) is one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Contemporary political philosophy has been reshaped by his seminal ideas and most current work in the discipline is a response to them. This book introduces his central ideas and examines their contribution to contemporary political thought. In the first part of the book Catherine Audard focuses on Rawls’ conception of political and social justice and its justification as presented in his groundbreaking A Theory of Justice. This includes sustained examination of Rawls’ moral philosophy and its core thesis, the primacy of justice, the complex relation between Rawls’ views and utilitarianism, and his most famous concept, the Original Position Device. In the second half of the book, Audard explores Rawls’ more practical concerns for stability and political consensus, citizenship and international justice, and shows the continuity between these concerns and his earlier work. Throughout, Audard contextualizes Rawls’ ideas by giving a sense of their historical development, which underlines the intellectual cohesion of his thought. The move between ethics and politics so characteristic of Rawls’ work, and which makes for the richness of his philosophy, is shown to also create for it significant problems. John Rawls combines clear exposition with insightful analysis and provides an interpretative and critical framework that will help shape ongoing debates surrounding Rawls’ work. 410 0$aPhilosophy now (Teddington, London, England) 606 $aPhilosophers, Modern 615 0$aPhilosophers, Modern. 676 $a191 700 $aAudard$b Catherine.$0539970 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811589803321 996 $aJohn Rawls$94008252 997 $aUNINA