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H. Williams - On Rawls, Development and Global Justice - 9781349325771 - V9781349325771
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On Rawls, Development and Global Justice

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Description for On Rawls, Development and Global Justice Paperback. "Huw Lloyd Williams looks at the critical debate surrounding John Rawls' The Law of Peoples. He responds to the work of cosmopolitan theorists and Amartya Sen, arguing that Rawls offers a persuasive and prescient moral approach to issues of global poverty and development"-- Series: International Political Theory. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPS; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.

John Rawls' text The Law of Peoples has inspired extensive scholarly debate in the field of international political theory, since its publication in 1999. Responding to the arguments of cosmopolitan theorists and Amartya Sen's recent critique, this new work presents a fresh appraisal of the debate, and argues that Rawls offers a persuasive and prescient moral perspective on issues of global poverty and development. By elaborating one of Rawls' core ideas, 'the duty of assistance', the book offers a unique theoretical response to the ideal of global justice. The duty is presented as a far-reaching principle of justice, one that ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
Series
International Political Theory
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349325771
SKU
V9781349325771
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About H. Williams
Huw Lloyd Williams is Lecturer in Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK. His primary research interests span the fields of political philosophy, international political theory. His focus is on the history of ideas is egalitarian thought, particularly the philosophy of John Rawls.

Reviews for On Rawls, Development and Global Justice
"Williams' account is well informed, well written and well structured . . . this is an important book whose reach goes beyond strict Rawls scholarship" - Political Studies Review: 2013, Vol 11, 228-310

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