Sebastiano Maffettone

Rawls

An Introduction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rawls: An Introduction is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the work of the American philosopher John Rawls. In the 1950s and 1960s, political philosophy seemed to have reached a dead end characterized by a predominance of utilitarian theses. Rawls's conception of liberalism placed civil liberties and social justice at its core, and his extraordinary influence has only been confirmed by the extent of the criticism he has provoked. The book is divided into three parts which correspond to Rawls's three major books. The first concentrates on A Theory of Justice (1971) and examines the way in which Rawls's general vision of social justice is presented. Maffettone also includes here a discussion of the most important critiques of Rawls. The second part highlights Political Liberalism (1993-6). Finally, the third part provides a discussion of The Law of Peoples (1999). This work is a comprehensive examination of these three major texts by a renowned Rawls scholar and will appeal to all philosophers and social scientists for whom it is essential to understand the key theories of this most influential of political philosophers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Polity Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9780745646503
• ISBN-10: 0745646506
• Artikelnr.: 33271111

Autorenporträt

Sebastiano Maffettone is Professor of Political Philosophy at LUISS University.

Rezensionen

"This is clearly a rich and insightful work, which will make a substantial contribution to the secondary literature on Rawls. The author is able to draw upon both his own extensive knowledge of the Rawls corpus and his personal interaction with Rawls himself in order to present a systematic overview of his political theory." -- Daniel Butt