John Rawls / / Catherine Audard

• Autore: Audard Catherine
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (337 p.)
• Disciplina: 191
• Soggetto topico: Justice; Liberalism; Political science - Philosophy; Political ethics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: First published 2007 by Acumen.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The primacy of justice; 2 Constructing the principles of justice; 3 Defending democratic equality: The argument from the Original Position; 4 Pluralism and political consensus: The argument for political liberalism; 5 A reasonable law of peoples for a real world; Conclusion: Beyond liberalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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,
• Titolo autorizzato: John Rawls
• ISBN: 1-317-49393-1; 1-317-49394-X; 1-315-71210-5; 1-282-53463-7; 1-84465-313-7; 9786612534638
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460358103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophy now (Teddington, London, England)