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Zusatztext "Audard's book offers a concise reading of John Rawls's political philosophy. It is all at once instructive! pedagogical! provocative! and well informed. . . it will play an important role in the future for Rawls scholarship and must be taken very seriously by all Rawlsian scholars." - Ethics"An impressive book! written by someone who has an extensive and deep appreciation of Rawls' work. It offers a nuanced discussion of his central ideas! proceeding nicely from a discussion of A Theory of Justice through to Rawls' account of international political morality." - Matthew Clayton! University of Warwick! UK Informationen zum Autor Catherine Audard! London School of Economics! UK Klappentext This introduction to the work of John Rawls (1921-2002)! one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century! provides an authoritative exposition of his central ideas and their contribution to contemporary political thought. Zusammenfassung This introduction to the work of John Rawls (1921-2002), one of the most influential political philosophers of the twentieth century, provides an authoritative exposition of his central ideas and their contribution to contemporary political thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 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 Notes Bibliography Index
