false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg 129237 13 <p> Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's <i>A Theory of Justice</i> has become a classic. The author has now revised the original edition to clear up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book. </p><p> Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition--justice as fairness--and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. "Each person," writes Rawls, "possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override." Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls's theory is as powerful today as it was when first published. </p> 1383130 book 1972 A Theory of Justice: Original Edition total:483|5:157|4:160|3:116|2:38|1:12| 483 1861 845 44 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 3 2 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 14:45:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 18:04:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 2 1 false Sat Mar 22 13:24:27 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 28 23:29:28 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 15:51:00 -0800 2008
"Imagine someone whose only pleasure is to count blades of grass in various geometrically shaped areas such as park squares and well-trimmed lawns. He is otherwise intelligent and actually possesses unusual skills, since he manages to sur...more...]]> 918155 0674880145 9780674880146 49 7 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223633890m/918155.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/918155.A_Theory_of_Justice 2 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Fri Feb 06 18:14:54 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:20:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 3 1 false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 16:47:30 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 14:08:49 -0700 2008 Whoever wants to read ...more...]]> 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Dec 11 22:44:15 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 22:51:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 1 0 false Mon May 04 18:15:00 -0700 2009 Sat Feb 07 16:34:36 -0800 2009 Mon May 04 18:15:00 -0700 2009 2
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Rawls introduces a mental experiment (and philosophical basis for his arguments) -- the veil of ignorance, which we...more...]]> 435969 0674000781 9780674000780 34 1 3.85 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/435969.A_Theory_of_Justice 3 0 false Sat Mar 24 11:03:07 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 21:48:21 -0700 2007
Oddly, this is considered a classic, even though Rawls doesn't really answer any of his own questions, but uses a handy thought experiment to avoid doing so. That said, I feel like he establishes a better basis for govern...more...]]> 889921 0674000773 9780674000773 59 6 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223634315m/889921.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/889921.A_Theory_of_Justice 5 0 false Thu May 22 18:28:14 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 18:32:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 129237 0674017722 9780674017726 341 30 3.85 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171985115m/129237.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129237.A_Theory_of_Justice_Original_Edition 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun May 11 19:34:40 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 19:37:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=129237