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03817aam a2200505 i 4500 001 3CB705EC875711E9A56C064497128E48 003 SILO 005 20190605010028 008 180828t20192019mau b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2018041449 020 $a 0674976479 020 $a 9780674976474 035 $a (OCoLC)1032721218 040 $a MH/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d ERASA $d HLS $d YDX $d BDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a B945.R284 $b G35 2019 082 00 $a 320.092 $2 23 100 1 $a GalisÌanka, Andrius, $e author. 245 10 $a John Rawls : $b the path to a theory of justice / $c Andrius Galisanka. 264 1 $a Cambridge, Massachusetts : $b Harvard University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a 261 pages ; $c 25 cm 520 $a It is hard to overestimate the influence of John Rawls on political philosophy and theory over the last half-century. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and he is one of the few philosophers whose work is known in the corridors of power as well as in the halls of academe. Rawls is most famous for the development of his view of "justice as fairness," articulated most forcefully in his best-known work, A Theory of Justice. In it he develops a liberalism focused on improving the fate of the least advantaged, and attempts to demonstrate that, despite our differences, agreement on basic political institutions is both possible and achievable. Critics have maintained that Rawls's view is unrealistic and ultimately undemocratic. In this incisive new intellectual biography, Andrius GalisÌanka argues that in misunderstanding the origins and development of Rawls's central argument, previous narratives fail to explain the novelty of his philosophical approach and so misunderstand the political vision he made prevalent. GalisÌanka draws on newly available archives of Rawls's unpublished essays and personal papers to clarify the justifications Rawls offered for his assumption of basic moral agreement. GalisÌanka's intellectual-historical approach reveals a philosopher struggling toward humbler claims than critics allege. To engage with Rawls's search for agreement is particularly valuable at this political juncture. By providing insight into the origins, aims, and arguments of A Theory of Justice, GalisÌanka's John Rawls will allow us to consider the philosopher's most important and influential work with fresh eyes.-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Protestant beginnings -- Drawing on logical positivism -- Engagement with Wittgensteinian philosophy -- The fair games of autonomous persons -- Practices of reasoning -- Natural bases of justice -- No shortcuts in philosophy -- Kantian autonomy -- A theory of justice. 600 10 $a Rawls, John, $d 1921-2002. 600 10 $a Rawls, John, $d 1921-2002. $t Theory of justice. 600 17 $a Rawls, John, $d 1921-2002. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00027698 630 07 $a Theory of justice (Rawls, John) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01917385 650 0 $a Justice (Philosophy) 650 0 $a Liberalism $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Political science $x Philosophy. 650 0 $a Ethics, Modern $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Ethics, Modern. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00915883 650 7 $a Justice (Philosophy) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00985140 650 7 $a Liberalism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00997183 650 7 $a Political science $x Philosophy. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069819 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220202020413.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20200318012856.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3CB705EC875711E9A56C064497128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search