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This book consists of two parts: the essay The Idea of Public Reason Revisited, first published in 1997, and The Law of Peoples, a major reworking of a much shorter article by the same name published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than fifty years of reflection on liberalism and on some of the most pressing problems of our times by John Rawls.The Idea of Public Reason Revisited explains why the constraints of public reason, a concept first discussed in Political Liberalism (1993), are ones that holders of both religious and nonreligious comprehensive views can reasonably endorse. It is Rawlss most detailed account of how a modern constitutional democracy, based on a liberal political conception, could and would be viewed as legitimate by reasonable citizens who on religious, philosophical, or moral grounds do not themselves accept a liberal comprehensive doctrinesuch as that of Kant, or Mill, or Rawlss own Justice as Fairness, presented in A Theory of Justice (1971).The Law of Peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the Society of Peoples and lays out the general principles that can and should be accepted by both liberal and nonliberal societies as the standard for regulating their behavior toward one another. In particular, it draws a crucial distinction between basic human rights and the rights of each citizen of a liberal constitutional democracy. It explores the terms under which such a society may appropriately wage war against an outlaw society, and discusses the moral grounds for rendering assistance to nonliberal societies burdened by unfavorable political and economic conditions.
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This book dives deep into some heavy concepts, which I appreciated, but it took me a while to get through it due to the dense writing style. If you're not familiar with political philosophy, it might be a bit overwhelming. Still, the insights are valuable.
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Markus Klein
Thought-Provoking but Dense
This book dives deep into some heavy concepts, which I appreciated, but it took me a while to get through it due to the dense writing style. If you're not familiar with political philosophy, it might be a bit overwhelming. Still, the insights are valuable.
M
Markus Klein
Thought-Provoking but Dense
This book dives deep into some heavy concepts, which I appreciated, but it took me a while to get through it due to the dense writing style. If you're not familiar with political philosophy, it might be a bit overwhelming. Still, the insights are valuable.
J
James O'Neil
Not What I Expected
I thought this book would be more accessible, but the arguments are quite scholarly. I struggled with some sections, and to be honest, it feels like a textbook at times. It has some good points, but I was hoping for something lighter.
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James O'Neil
Not What I Expected
I thought this book would be more accessible, but the arguments are quite scholarly. I struggled with some sections, and to be honest, it feels like a textbook at times. It has some good points, but I was hoping for something lighter.
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