عنوان

Balancing Reasonable Justice: John Rawls and Crucial Steps Beyond

Number

2216296

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

eng

Title Proper

Balancing Reasonable Justice: John Rawls and Crucial Steps Beyond

First Statement of Responsibility

Ville Paivansalo.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Ashgate

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxiv, 192 p. : ill.

Series Title

Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy

Text of Note

E.Book: 25102

Text of Note

John Rawls's pioneering work of political philosophy A Theory of Justice has had far reaching influence on modern liberal political philosophy. Rawls' sprinciples of justice as fairness: the principle of liberty, the principle of fair equality of opportunity and the famous 'difference principle' have been both heavily criticized and incorporated into other political theories. In this book both presents a deep analysis of the whole Rawlsian canon and builds upon and goes beyond Rawls's conception by introducing a fresh theoretical framework to clarify and modify different balances of the elements of Rawlsian justice. Justice as fairness is analyzed into its parts and elements, critically examined to find the strongest most favourable interpretations of each principle and in this light the principles are reconstructed and rebalanced in such a way as to resist the most significant criticisms of the Rawlsian project.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-186) and index.

Text of Note

Fundamentals of construction -- Reasonable democracy and responsible persons -- Extensions and balancing.

Rawls, John, 1921-2002.

Justice (Philosophy)

Equality.

Liberty.

Political science – Philosophy

Paivansalo, Ville, 1972-