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Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
John Rawls
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Description for Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
Paperback. Offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. Editor(s): Freeman, Samuel. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
This last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. Rawls's goal in the lectures was, he wrote, to identify the more central features of liberalism as expressing a political conception of justice when liberalism is viewed from within the tradition of democratic constitutionalism. He does this by looking at several strands that make up the ... Read more
This last book by the late John Rawls, derived from written lectures and notes for his long-running course on modern political philosophy, offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition. Rawls's goal in the lectures was, he wrote, to identify the more central features of liberalism as expressing a political conception of justice when liberalism is viewed from within the tradition of democratic constitutionalism. He does this by looking at several strands that make up the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
703g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674030633
SKU
V9780674030633
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About John Rawls
John Rawls was James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. He was recipient of the 1999 National Humanities Medal. Samuel Freeman is Professor of Philosophy and Law, University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
A definitive and magnificent version of Rawls's teachings on the history of political philosophy. - Charles Larmore, New Republic There is much quiet pleasure to be drawn from these pages, as well as a great deal of instruction about the terms in which Rawls came to frame his own ethical conceptions and the secular liberalism he believed them ... Read more