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Rawls: A Theory of Justice and Its Critics (Key Contemporary Thinkers)
Rawls A Theory of Justice and Its Critics - Key Contemporary Thinkers Author:Chandran Kukathas, Philip Pettit John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice" has been influential in philosophy, political theory, welfare economics and jurisprudence. This book is thought to be the first full-length study of Rawls' work. It provides a concise account of Rawls' central ideas, situates them within contemporary debates, and submits them to critical scrutiny. Kukathas and P... more »etit discuss, among other things, the utilitarian orthodoxy and its problems; the emergence of majoritarian and other social choice alternatives; the contractarian synthesis and its policy implications; the notion of reflective equilibrium; and the various critiques of the contractarian view.« less