Justice and the social contract : essays on Rawlsian political philosophy
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Justice and the social contract : essays on Rawlsian political philosophy
Oxford University Press, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Samuel Freeman was a student of the influential philosopher John Rawls, he has edited numerous books dedicated to Rawl's work and is arguable Rawls' foremost interpreter. This volume collects new and previously published articles by Freeman on Rawls. Among other things, Freeman places Rawls within historical context in the social contract tradition, and thoughtfully addresses criticisms of this position. Not only is Freeman a leading authority on Rawls, but he is an
excellent thinker in his own right, and these articles will be useful to a wide range of scholars interested in Rawls and the expanse of his influence.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part One: A Theory of Justice
Chapter One: Reason and Agreement in Social Contract Views
Chapter Two: Utilitarian, Deontology, and the Priority of Right
Chapter Three: Consequentialist, Publicity, Stability, and Property-Owning Democracy
Chapter Four: Rawls and Luck Egalitarianism
Chapter Five: Congruence and the Good Justice
Part Two: Political Liberalism
Chapter Six: Political Liberalism and the Possibility of a Just Democratic Constitution
Chapter Seven: Public Reason and Political Justification
Part Three: The Law of Peoples
Chapter Eight: The Law of Peoples, Social Cooperation, Human Rights, and Distributive Justice
Chapter Nine: Distributed Justice and the Law of Peoples
Appendices
Appendix A: Remarks on John Rawls, Memorial Service, Sanders Theater, Harvard University, February 27, 2003
Appendix B: John Rawls: Friend and Teacher (Obituary from The Chronical Review: The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 13, 2002)
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