A Companion to Rawls
Jon Mandle
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Description for A Companion to Rawls
Hardback. Wide ranging and up to date, this is the single most comprehensive treatment of the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, John Rawls. Editor(s): Mandle, Jon; Reidy, David A. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 600 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Wide ranging and up to date, this is the single most comprehensive treatment of the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, John Rawls.
- An unprecedented survey that reflects the surge of Rawls scholarship since his death, and the lively debates that have emerged from his work
- Features an outstanding list of contributors, including senior as well as “next generation” Rawls scholars
- Provides careful, textually informed exegesis and well-developed critical commentary across all areas of his work, including non-Rawlsian perspectives
- Includes discussion of new material, covering Rawls’s work from the newly published undergraduate thesis to the final writings on public reason and ... Read more
- Covers Rawls’s moral and political philosophy, his distinctive methodological commitments, and his relationships to the history of moral and political philosophy and to jurisprudence and the social sciences
- Includes discussion of his monumental 1971 book, A Theory of Justice, which is often credited as having revitalized political philosophy
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Number of Pages
600
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444337105
SKU
V9781444337105
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99-50
About Jon Mandle
Jon Mandle is Professor in the Philosophy Department at the University at Albany (SUNY). He has published two books on the work of John Rawls and one on global justice. His work engages in political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of social science, and their histories. David A. Reidy is Professor and Head in the Department of Philosophy at the University ... Read more
Reviews for A Companion to Rawls
“An outstanding collection of 31 essays, this collection provides a wide range of material for those interested in Rawls, liberalism, and political philosophy in general. This is one of those volumes that every university library should own. Summing Up: Highly recommended.” – Choice, October 2014 "The editors aim to produce “not so much a summary ... Read more