Reconstructing Rawls : the Kantian foundations of justice as fairness / Robert S. Taylor.

Author/creator Taylor, Robert S., 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxxiii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [318]-325) and index.
LCCN 2010031598
ISBN9780271037714 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271037717 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JC578 .T39 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold