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# Read * The Law of Peoples: with "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" by John Rawls ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Law of Peoples: with "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" Taken together, they are the culmination of more than fifty years of reflection on liberalism and on some of the most pressing problems of our times by John Rawls."The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" explains why the constraints of public reason, a concept first discussed in Political Liberalism (1993), are ones that holders of both religious and non-religious comprehensive views can reasonably endorse. It is Rawls's most detailed account of how a modern constitutional democracy, based o
| Title | : | The Law of Peoples: with "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" |
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (852 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674005422 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
From Library Journal About one-quarter of this book is a reprint of Rawls's 1997 essay, "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," in which he sets out the principles of a well-ordered constitutional democratic society. The first two-thirds of this part is an ideal theory of peoples' interactions under a liberal conception of justice such as advanced in Rawls's A Theory of Justice. The rest of the book is much revised version of his 1993 essay, "The Law of Peoples," which integrates those principles into an account of how decent societies should behave toward one another. of CUNY Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. The last third concerns nonideal theory, i.e., how to prosecute the ideals, and discusses foreign policy, just war doctrine, disadvantaged societies, guidelines for assisting those societies, pluralism, tolerance, etc. A profound and absorbing book.ARobert Hoffman, York Coll.
Taken together, they are the culmination of more than fifty years of reflection on liberalism and on some of the most pressing problems of our times by John Rawls."The Idea of Public Reason Revisited" explains why the constraints of public reason, a concept first discussed in Political Liberalism (1993), are ones that holders of both religious and non-religious comprehensive views can reasonably endorse. It is Rawls's most detailed account of how a modern constitutional democracy, based on a liberal political conception, could and would be viewed as legitimate by reasonable citizens who on religious, philosophical, or moral grounds do not themselves accept a liberal comprehensive doctrine--such as that of Kant, or Mill, or Rawls's own "Justice as Fairness," presented in A Theory of Justice (1971).The Law of Peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the Society of Peoples and lays out the general principles that can and should be accepted by both liberal and non-liberal societies as the standard for regulating their behavior tow
John Rawls was James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. He was recipient of the 1999 National Humanities Medal.
aaron weddle said Pretty well written. Pretty well written. It doesn't have the impact of Law of Peoples or Political Liberalism though. It was written towards the end of his life, so he may not have been able to flesh out the ideas more thoroughly. It feels sort of like a skeleton of a book, but it's a good skeleton and leaves a lot to think about.. "Hope for our future." according to Frank-ti N. Neff. My 'phenom' daughter recommended this book to me. She read it as a poli-sci/pre-med undergrad at UC Berkeley, and having noticed my growing cynicism regarding the direction our country has been headed, this was her 'philosophical lifesaver'. What Prof. Rawls offers is nothing less than a roadmap of hope, not only for our country but for the world. And that's a mouthful of praise, coming from a cynical Vietnam-vet.. Another Interesting Rawls Work This concise book consists of 2 essays, The Idea of Public Reason Revisited and The Law of Peoples. While The Idea essay is second in the book, I would read it first because it is a good review of a crucial concept in Rawls' thought and very useful for grasping the argument in The Law of Peoples. The Idea explicates Rawls emphasis on mutual justification and the somewhat separate nature of political conduct in formulating the basis of polities.Some of Rawls' last work, The Law of Peoples is an attempt to extend Rawls contractarian approach to international
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