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Rawls and Habermas: Reason, Pluralism, and the Claims of Political Philosophy
Todd Hedrick
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Paperback. A critical evaluation of Rawlsian and Habermasian paradigms of political philosophy that offers an interpretation and defense of Habermas's theory of law and democracy as a superior alternative to Rawls's political liberalism. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
This book offers a comprehensive evaluation of the two preeminent post-WWII political philosophers, John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas. Both men question how we can be free and autonomous under coercive law and how we might collectively use our reason to justify exercises of political power. In pluralistic modern democracies, citizens cannot be expected to agree about social norms on the basis of common allegiance to comprehensive metaphysical or religious doctrines concerning persons or society, and both philosophers thus engage fundamental questions about how a normatively binding framework for the public use of reason might be possible and justifiable. Hedrick explores ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804770774
SKU
V9780804770774
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About Todd Hedrick
Todd Hedrick is Assistant Professor of philosophy at Michigan State University.
Reviews for Rawls and Habermas: Reason, Pluralism, and the Claims of Political Philosophy
"This book explores the political philosophies of John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas . . . Hedrick provides a very helpful description of Habermas's political philosophy, the criticisms it has received, and the ways those criticisms might be met."—Christopher McMahon, Social Theory and Practice "This book is a highly informed, scholarly and very readable discussion of the differences between the two ... Read more