Overview

John Rawls's pioneering work of political philosophy A Theory of Justice has had far reaching influence on modern liberal political philosophy. Rawls' sprinciples of justice as fairness: the principle of liberty, the principle of fair equality of opportunity and the famous 'difference principle' have been both heavily criticized and incorporated into other political theories. In this book Päivänsalo both presents a deep analysis of the whole Rawlsian canon and builds upon and goes beyond Rawls's conception by introducing a fresh theoretical framework to clarify and modify different balances of the elements of Rawlsian justice. Justice as fairness is analyzed into its parts and elements, critically examined to find the strongest most favourable interpretations of each principle and in this light the principles are reconstructed and rebalanced in such a way as to resist the most significant criticisms of the Rawlsian project.

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Author:   Ville Päivänsalo ,  Professor Joseph Friggieri ,  Professor Moira Gatens ,  Dr. Simon Glendinning
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780754656746

ISBN 10:   0754656748
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   28 February 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Construction; Chapter 2 Reasonable Democracy and Responsible Persons; Chapter 3 Extensions and Balancing Between Traditions, Theories, and Intuitions;

Reviews

'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

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Ville Paivansalo is a post doctoral researcher of social ethics in the Department of Systematic Theology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

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