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Political Liberalism

by John Rawls
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This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous work assumed what Rawls calls a "well-ordered society," one that is stable and relatively homogenous in its basic moral beliefs and in which there is broad agreement about what constitutes the good life. Yet in modern democratic society a plurality of incompatible and irreconcilable doctrines—religious, philosophical, and moral—coexist within the framework of democratic institutions. Recognizing this as a permanent condition of democracy, Rawls asks how a stable and just society of free and equal citizens can live in concord when divided by reasonable but incompatible doctrines?
This edition includes the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," which outlines Rawls' plans to revise Political Liberalism, which were cut short by his death.
"An extraordinary well-reasoned commentary on A Theory of Justice...a decisive turn towards political philosophy."
—Times Literary Supplement

  • Creators

  • Series

    Columbia Classics in Philosophy

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    March 24, 2005

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      • ISBN: 9780231527538

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      • ISBN: 9780231527538
      • File size: 638 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1500
    • Text Difficulty: 12

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 1993
      With the publication of his first book, A Theory of Justice ( LJ 4/1/72), Harvard philosopher Rawls catapulted himself into the first rank of contemporary political philosophers. His difficult and rewarding book offered an ingenious defense of the "social contract" as binding society together in the interests of not only justice but fairness. With Political Liberalism, his second book, Rawls responds to his critics by confronting the dilemmas inherent in developing a liberal theory of the good society that acknowledges cultural diversity and ethical pluralism. His approach is to "describe the steps whereby a constitutional consensus on certain principles of basic political rights and liberties and on democratic procedures become an overlapping consensus." Not all readers will be satisfied by his solution, but they will be dazzled by his clarity of purpose and logic. Highly recommended for academic libraries.-- Kent Worcester, Social Science Research Council, New York

      Copyright 1993 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Library Journal

      April 15, 2005
      This expanded edition of Rawls's 1993 text includes a new essay, "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited", completed before his death.

      Copyright 2005 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1500
  • Text Difficulty:12

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