John Rawls

Professor John Rawls

This book originated as lectures for a course on political philosophy that Rawls taught regularly at Harvard in the 1980s. In time the lectures became a restatement of his theory of justice as fairness, revised in light of his more recent papers and his treatise Political Liberalism (1993). As Rawls writes in the preface, the restatement presents "in one place an account of justice as fairness as I now see it, drawing on all [my previous] works." He offers a broad overview of his main lines of thought and also explores specific issues never before addressed in any of his writings. Rawls is well aware that since the publication of A Theory of Justice in 1971, American society has moved farther away from the idea of justice as fairness. Yet his ideas retain their power and relevance to debates in a pluralistic society about the meaning and theoretical viability of liberalism. This book demonstrates that moral clarity can be achieved even when a collective commitment to justice is uncertain.

A Restatement

Justice as Fairness

Samuel Freeman

With its clear and careful analysis of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism, this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds. Marked by Rawls's characteristic patience and curiosity, these lectures are a fitting final addition to his oeuvre, and to the history of political philosophy.

Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy

This book consists of two parts: the essay "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited," first published in 1997, and "The Law of Peoples," a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. 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 toward one another. In particular, it draws a crucial distinction between basic human rights and the rights of each citizen of a liberal constitutional democracy. It explores the terms under which such a society may appropriately wage war against an "outlaw society," and discusses the moral grounds for rendering assistance to non-liberal societies burdened by unfavorable political and economic conditions.

With, the Idea of Public Reason Revisited

The Law of Peoples

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Previous edition, 1st, published in 1971.

A Theory of Justice, Revised Edition

In this work the author argues that the correct principles of justice are those that would be agreed to by free and rational persons, placed in the original position behind a veil of ignorance: not knowing their own place in society; their class, race, or sex; their abilities, intelligence, or strengths; or even their conception ofthe good. Accordingly, he derives two principles of justice to regulate the distribution of liberties, and of social and economic goods. In this new edition the work is presented as Rawls himself wishes it to be transmitted to posterity, with numerous minor revisions and amendments and a new Preface in which Rawls reflects on his presentation of his thesis and explains how and why he has revised it.

A Theory of Justice

In this substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy, John Rawls sets out the principles of justice that free and rational persons would accept in an initial position of equality.

Revised Edition

Eine Theorie der Gerechtigkeit

John Rawls never published anything about his own religious beliefs, but after his death two texts were discovered which shed extraordinary light on the subject. A Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith is Rawls's undergraduate senior thesis, submitted in December 1942, just before he entered the army. The present volume includes these two texts, together with an Introduction by Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel, which discusses their relation to Rawls's published work, and an essay by Robert Merrihew Adams, which places the thesis in its theological context.

With “On My Religion”

A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith

Teor a de la justicia, algunas objeciones y otras posiciones, especialmente el utilitarismo, aplicada a la base filos fica de las libertades constitucionales, el problema de la justicia distributiva y la definici n del mbito y los l mites del deber pol tico y la obligaci n. Incluye un an lisis de la desobediencia civil y la objeci n al reclutamiento por motivos de conciencia. Adem s, relaciona la teor a de la justicia con una doctrina del bien y del desarrollo moral.

Teoría de la justicia

Barbara Herman

The premier political philosopher of his day, John Rawls, in three decades of teaching at Harvard, has had a profound influence on the way philosophical ethics is approached and understood today. This book brings together the lectures that inspired a generation of students--and a regeneration of moral philosophy. It invites readers to learn from the most noted exemplars of modern moral philosophy with the inspired guidance of one of contemporary philosophy's most noteworthy practitioners and teachers. Central to Rawls's approach is the idea that respectful attention to the great texts of our tradition can lead to a fruitful exchange of ideas across the centuries. In this spirit, his book engages thinkers such as Leibniz, Hume, Kant, and Hegel as they struggle in brilliant and instructive ways to define the role of a moral conception in human life. The lectures delineate four basic types of moral reasoning: perfectionism, utilitarianism, intuitionism, and--the ultimate focus of Rawls's course--Kantian constructivism. Comprising a superb course on the history of moral philosophy, they also afford unique insight into how John Rawls has transformed our view of this history.

Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy

Two concepts of rules

Rowls John

John Rawls' work on justice has perhaps drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the 20th century. Some of these essays articulate views distinct from those in his books.

Collected Papers

Amartya Sen

Thomas C. Schelling

Charles Fried

"Selected Tanner lectures on moral philosophy."--T.p.

Selected Tanner Lectures on Moral Philosophy

Liberty, Equality, and Law

Constantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls's lectures on various historical figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy. With its careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism, this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds.

John Rawls’s work on justice has drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the twentieth century. Rawls is the author of two major treatises, A Theory of Justice (1971) and Political Liberalism (1993); it is said that A Theory of Justice revived political philosophy in the English-speaking world. But before and after writing his great treatises Rawls produced a steady stream of essays. Some of these essays articulate views of justice and liberalism distinct from those found in the two books. They are important in and of themselves because of the deep issues about the nature of justice, moral reasoning, and liberalism they raise as well as for the light they shed on the evolution of Rawls’s views. Some of the articles tackle issues not addressed in either book. They help identify some of the paths open to liberal theorists of justice and some of the knotty problems which liberal theorists must seek to resolve. A complete collection of John Rawls’s essays is long overdue.

Lezioni di storia della filosofia politica

Portando a un alto grado di generalizzazione e astrazione la tradizionale teoria del contratto sociale, Rawls propone una teoria della giustizia come equità che ha per oggetto i principi che modellano l'assetto fondamentale delle istituzioni della società. I principi di giustizia sono quelli che persone razionali sceglierebbero in una posizione iniziale di eguaglianza. In questa situazione ipotetica, nessuno conosce la propria posizione nella società, la propria sorte nella distribuzione, naturale e sociale, di doti e capacità. Deliberando dietro un 'velo di ignoranza', gli individui determinano i loro diritti e doveri, accordandosi sullo schema equo (giustificabile per tutte le parti) di distribuzione dei costi e dei benefici della cooperazione sociale.

Una teoria della giustizia

"Portando a un alto grado di generalizzazione e astrazione la tradizionale teoria del contratto sociale, Rawls propone una teoria della giustizia come equità che ha per oggetto i principi che modellano l'assetto fondamentale delle istituzioni della società. I principi di giustizia sono quelli che persone razionali sceglierebbero in una posizione iniziale di eguaglianza. In questa situazione ipotetica, nessuno conosce la propria posizione nella società, la propria sorte nella distribuzione, naturale e sociale, di doti e capacità.Deliberando dietro un 'velo di ignoranza', gli individui determinano i loro diritti e doveri, accordandosi sullo schema equo (giustificabile per tutte le parti) di distribuzione dei costi e dei benefici della cooperazione sociale. Una teoria della giustizia è un libro di filosofia. Ma, come spesso accade con i migliori lavori filosofici, non è un libro per soli mostri o studiosi di filosofia: esso interessa direttamente le scienze politiche e sociali, dal diritto alla sociologia, dall'economia alla politologia. Infine, esso è un'impresa intellettuale e una sfida per chiunque ritenga rilevante e desiderabile la discussione e l'argomentazione razionale intorno ai principi che modellano le istituzioni di società a tradizione democratica."Salvatore Veca.

John Rawls' Buch ›A Theory of Justice‹ machte den Philosophen 1971 quasi über Nacht weltberühmt: Das Werk gilt seitdem als Klassiker. Grundgedanken seiner Theorie entwickelte Rawls erstmals 1958 in seinem hier zweisprachig und mit ausführlichem Kommentar wiedergegebenen Aufsatz ›Justice as Fairness‹ (›Gerechtigkeit als Fairness‹). Sind Gerechtigkeit und Fairness dasselbe? Nach Rawls Meinung nicht, denn hat man erst einmal akzeptiert, dass es "um das gegenseitige Anerkennen von Prinzipien durch freie Menschen geht, die keine Autorität gegenüber dem anderen haben", wird "das Konzept Fairness für das der Gerechtigkeit fundamental", oder mit anderen Worten: erst die Fairness, dann die Moral. Die Reihe "Great Papers Philosophie" bietet bahnbrechende Aufsätze der Philosophie: - Eine zeichengenaue, zitierfähige Wiedergabe des Textes (links das fremdsprachige Original, rechts eine neue Übersetzung). - Eine philosophiegeschichtliche Einordnung: Wie dachte man früher über das Problem? Welche Veränderung bewirkte der Aufsatz? Wie denkt man heute darüber?- Eine Analyse des Textes bzw. eine Rekonstruktion seiner Argumentationsstruktur, gefolgt von einem Abschnitt über den Autor sowie ein kommentiertes Literaturverzeichnis. E-Book mit Seitenzählung der Originalpaginierung.

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