Collected Papers: John Rawls

John Rawls's work on justice has drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the twentieth century. Rawls is the author of two major treatises, A Theory of Justice (1971) and Political Liberalism (1993); it is said that A Theory of Justice revived political philosophy in the English-speaking world. But before and after writing his great treatises Rawls produced a steady stream of essays. Some of these essays articulate views of justice and liberalism distinct from those found in the two books. They are important in and of themselves because of the deep issues about the nature of justice, moral reasoning, and liberalism they raise as well as for the light they shed on the evolution of Rawls's views. Some of the articles tackle issues not addressed in either book. They help identify some of the paths open to liberal theorists of justice and some of the knotty problems which liberal theorists must seek to resolve. A complete collection of John Rawls's essays is long overdue. John Rawls's Work On Justice Has Drawn More Commentary And Aroused Wider Attention Than Any Other Work In Moral Or Political Philosophy In The Twentieth Century. But Before And After Writing His Great Treatises, Rawls Produced A Steady Stream Of Essays, Some Of Which Articulate Views Of Justice And Liberalism Distinct From Those Found In The Two Books. They Are Important In And Of Themselves Because Of The Deep Issues About The Nature Of Justice, Moral Reasoning, And Liberalism They Raise As Well As For The Light They Shed On The Evolution Of Rawls's Views.--jacket. Outline Of A Decision Procedure For Ethics -- Two Concepts Of Rules -- Justice As Fairness -- Constitutional Liberty And The Concept Of Justice -- The Sense Of Justice -- Legal Obligation And The Duty Of Fair Play -- Distributive Justice -- Distributive Justice : Some Addenda -- The Justification Of Civil Disobedience -- Justice As Reciprocity -- Some Reasons For The Maximin Criterion -- Reply To Alexander And Musgrave -- A Kantian Conception Of Equality -- Fairness To Goodness -- The Independence Of Moral Theory -- Kantian Constructivism In Moral Theory -- Social Unity And Primary Goods -- Justice As Fairness : Political Not Metaphysical -- Preface For The French Edition Of A Theory Of Justice -- The Idea Of An Overlapping Consensus -- The Priority Of Right And Ideas Of The Good -- The Domain Of The Political And Overlapping Consensus -- Themes In Kant's Moral Philosophy -- The Law Of Peoples -- Fifty Years After Hiroshima -- The Idea Of Public Reason Revisited -- Commonweal Interview With John Rawls. John Rawls ; Edited By Samuel Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. John Rawls: Collected Papers 2 Contents 8 Editor’s Preface 10 John Rawls: Collected Papers 14 1 Outline of a Decision Procedure for Ethics 16 2 Two Concepts of Ru 35 3 Justice as Fairness 62 4 Constitutional Liberty and the Concept of Justice 88 5 The Sense of Justice 111 6 Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play 132 7 Distributive Justice 145 8 Distributive Justice: Some Addenda 169 9 The Justification of Civil Disobedience 191 10 Justice as Reciprocity 205 11 Some Reasons for the Maximin Criterion 240 12 Reply to Alexander and Musgrave 247 13 A Kantian Conception of Equality 269 14 Fairness to Goodness 282 15 The Independence of Moral Theory 301 16 Kantian Constructivism in Moral Theory 318 17 Social Unity and Primary Goods 374 18 Justice as Fairness: Political not Metaphysical 403 19 Preface for the French Edition of A Theory of Justice 430 20 The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus 436 21 The Priority of Right and Ideas of the Good 464 22 The Domain of the Political and Overlapping Consensus 488 23 Themes in Kant’s Moral Philosophy 512 24 The Law of Peoples 544 25 Fifty Years after Hiroshima 580 26 The Idea of Public Reason Revisited 588 27 Commonweal Interview with John Rawls 631 Credits 638 Index 644 John Rawls' work on justice has perhaps drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the 20th century. Some of these essays articulate views distinct from those in his books