A Theory of Justice JOHN RAWLS Paperback

Description: From the Publisher: Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition--justice as fairness--and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. "Each person," writes Rawls, "possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override." Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls's theory is as powerful today as it was when first published.

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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Book Title: Theory of Justice

Number of Pages: 607 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Publication Year: 1971

Topic: General, Jurisprudence

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Law, Philosophy

Item Weight: 28.2 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: John Rawls

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback