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Reconstructing Rawls : the Kantian foundations of justice as fairness /

"Compares the theories of John Rawls and Emmanuel Kant, and offers an internal critique and reconstruction of justice as fairness, reconceiving it as a comprehensive, universalistic Kantian liberalism"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Robert S., 1968-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Justice.
Kant, Immanuel, > 1724-1804 > Political and social views.
Rawls, John, > 1921-2002.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Rawls's Kantianism
  • The Kantian conception of the person
  • The priorities of right and political liberty
  • The priority of civil liberty
  • The priority of fair equality of opportunity
  • The difference principle
  • Justifying the Kantian conception of the person
  • The poverty of political liberalism
  • Conclusion: justice as fairness as a universalistic Kantian liberalism.