John Rawls

Audard Catherine : Catherine Audard is a visiting fellow, philosophy, the London School of Economics.Catherine Audard is a visiting fellow, philosophy, the London School of Economics. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. The primacy of justice 2. Constructing the principles of justice 3. Defending democratic equality: The argument from the Original Position 4. Pluralism and political consensus: The argument for political liberalism 5. A reasonable law of peoples for a real world Conclusion: Beyond liberalism Notes Bibliography Index John Rawls (1921-2002) is one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Contemporary political philosophy has been reshaped by his seminal ideas and most current work in the discipline is a response to them. Catherine Audard introduces his central ideas and examines their contribution to contemporary political thought