Rawls, J

Political Liberalism (Columbia Classics in Philosophy)

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ISBN 13:: 9780231130899
author:: Rawls, J
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Columbia University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2005
Pages:: 576
Dimensions:: 152 mm X 229 mm
Genre:: History
Condition:: New
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John Rawls' Political Liberalism is a revised and expanded version of his earlier work on justice as fairness, A Theory of Justice. In this new work, Rawls challenges the traditional assumption of a well-ordered society, where there is broad agreement about the good life, in favour of a more nuanced understanding of the complexities of modern democratic society.

Rawls argues that in a free and democratic society, a plurality of incompatible and irreconcilable doctrines coexist, and that this plurality is encouraged by the very institutions that are meant to promote the common good. This fundamental shift in interpretation has significant implications for our understanding of justice, equality, and the role of reason in public life.

Through a detailed analysis of the nature of justice, equality, and the principles of public reason, Rawls seeks to establish a new foundation for liberal political philosophy, one that can accommodate the diversity of moral and religious beliefs that exist in modern society.

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