A Theory Of Justice

by Rawls, John

A Theory of Justice is a widely-read book of political philosophy and ethics by John Rawls. It was originally published in 1971 and revised in both 1975 (for the translated editions) and 1999. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls attempts to solve the problem of distributive justice by utilising a variant of the familiar device of the social contract.

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Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. In his magisterial new work...John Rawls draws on the most subtle techniques of contemporary analytic philosophy to provide the social contract tradition with what is, from a philosophical point of view at least, the most formidable defense it has yet received...[and] makes available the powerful intellectual resources and the comprehensive… Read more about this item
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Octavo, original purple cloth, original dust jacket. First edition, first printing, of John Rawls' landmark work, a milestone in political philosophy. John Rawls "was arguably the most important political philosopher of the 20th century… His first book, A Theory of Justice, revitalized the social-contract tradition, using it to articulate and defend a detailed vision of egalitarian liberalism" (Internet Encyclopedia… Read more about this item
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1972. First British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First British edition, first printing. xv, [1], 607 pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with light reading wear, small black mark to bottom edges, in a Very Good dust jacket, light wear to laminate at edges, a few small tears and… Read more about this item
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Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. First edition. xv, [1], 607 pp. Original purple cloth with green lettering. Very Good+ with a few tiny spots of gnawing along edges of cloth, a few small stains to top edge, but internally clean and bright. In Very Good unclipped ($15.00) dust… Read more about this item
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Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. First edition. First edition, first printing, paperback issue. xv, [1], 607 pp. Bound in publisher's wraps. Very Good+ with rubbing along edges, light foxing to edges. With old price marked on verso of rear wrap, contents otherwise free of markings. Rawls' magnum opus, widely regarded as one of the… Read more about this item
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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1973. Cloth. Fine/Fine. A remarkably clean, well-preserved copy of the 1973 stated 5th printing of this towering achievement in political philosophy. An all-but-pristine copy. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket, with one tiny (almost microscopic) closed tear to the front panel's lower-edge. Octavo, 607 pgs. The nicest copy… Read more about this item
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