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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version : |
Named Person: | John Rawls; John Rawls |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ville Päivänsalo |
ISBN: | 9781315568638 1315568632 1317176448 9781317176442 9781317176435 131717643X 1317176421 9781317176428 |
OCLC Number: | 950471555 |
Notes: | Originally published 2007 by Ashgate Publishing. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 192 pages) : illustrations |
Contents: | 1. Fundamentals of construction -- 2. Reasonable democracy and responsible persons -- 3. Extensions and balancing. |
Series Title: | Ashgate new critical thinking in philosophy. |
Responsibility: | Ville Päivänsalo. |
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Publisher Synopsis
'The idea of a framework for 'reasonable balancings' of competing but not incompatible ways of stating, interpreting, and applying the principles of justice is probably Ville PAivAnsalo's main, and most original, contribution to the ongoing discussion of Rawls's theory of justice. The reasonable balancing Ville PAivAnsalo has in view is an ongoing project, subject to periodic adjustments and conducted by thoughtful persons. It is not a static, 'once for all' thing. It is, in his account, a balancing that is "internal" (based on values and norms internal to Rawls's own perspective), 'critical' (taking account of and accommodating, so much as possible, persistent and well-conceived criticisms of Rawls's theory), and "inclusive" (taking on board, in an integrated and principled fashion, many of Rawls's proposals -- but quite consciously going beyond them).' Rex Martin, University of Kansas USA and Cardiff University, UK Read more...

