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Justice: John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Allan Bloom
Allan Bloom*
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University of Toronto
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Abstract

A critical review essay of A Theory of Justice by John Rawls, focusing on his attempt to ground radical egalitarian democracy on a social contract. Rawls tries to construct a new theory of justice with the help of the old state of nature theorists. The reviewer investigates whether this effort is successful and whether Rawls possesses an adequate understanding of the philosophers from whom he draws his inspiration.

Type
Book Reviews and Essays
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American Political Science Review , Volume 69 , Issue 2 , June 1975 , pp. 648 - 662
Copyright
Copyright © American Political Science Association 1975

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