Justice and Judgement - The Rise Prospect of Judgement Model in Contemporary Political

Introducing theories of judgement in contemporary political and moral philosophy, this book offers a critical examination of judgement and normative validity in the recent works of Rawls, Habermas, Ackerman, Michelman and Dworkin, including an historical overview of the judgement model in contemporary political philosophy; the function of the constitution; and deliberative democracy. The book concludes with a discussion of universalism and contemporary liberalism; and the judgement view of justice.

List of contents

Introduction
PART ONE: THE RISE OF THE JUDGEMENT MODEL IN CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
A Reasonable View of the Reasonable
Democracy, Justice and Discourse
An (Almost) Aesthetic Model of Normative Validity
From Fictive Dialogue to Situated Judgement
The Judgement View of Higher Lawmaking
PART TWO: COMPLETING THE TURN: THE PROSPECT FOR THE JUDGEMENT MODEL
Traces of Modern Universilism in Contemporary Liberalism
The Judgement View of Justice
Impartiality without Principles and the Ideal of Equal Respect

Summary

An introduction to theories of judgement in contemporary political and moral philosophy. The author offers a critical examination of judgement and normative validity in the work of Rawls, Habermas, Ackerman, Michaelman and Dworkin. The book concludes with discussion of universalism.

Product details

• Authors: Alessandro Ferrara, Professor Alessandro Ferrara
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.1999
• EAN: 9780803978218
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-7821-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Philosophy and Social Criticism series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education