A Theory of Justice
by RAWLS, John
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
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- Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
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 of Philosophy). Here Rawls gives "new specificity and vigor to one of the most valuable legacies of the liberal political tradition: the idea that a person has a dignity and worth that social structures should not be permitted to violate. Thirty years after publication of A Theory of Justice, with all the discussion of rights and pluralism that has ensued, it is easy to forget that a whole generation of our political and moral philosophers had virtually stopped talking about that idea, and about how it can guide a religiously and ethnically diverse society like our own" (Chronicle of Higher Education). This work has been called "the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war" (New York Review of Books), and Rawls himself "will be in the canon for centuries, along with Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Mill" (Harvard Gazette). Rawls received the National Humanities Medal in 1999 for his body of work. The book is clean and fine; the unclipped repaired Dust-wrapper has some wear, rubbing, & mild toning which has benefitted from some minor restoration.
Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Reginald C. Williams Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 275
- Title
- A Theory of Justice
- Author
- RAWLS, John
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth with dust wrapper
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- Large 8vo.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Law, Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Some late additions;
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