Illiberal justice : John Rawls vs. the American political tradition /

Illiberal justice : John Rawls vs. the American political tradition /

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"Schaefer challenges John Rawls's practically sacrosanct status among scholars of political theory, law, and ethics by demonstrating how Rawls's teachings deviate from the core tradition of American constitutional liberalism toward libertarianism"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaefer, David Lewis, 1943-
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Rawls, John, > 1921-2002.
Liberalism.
Liberalism > United States.
Libertarianism.
Justice.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: John Rawls and the crisis of American liberalism
  • Justice as fairness
  • The second principle of justice
  • "Choosing" principles of justice in the original position
  • A just constitution
  • Economic justice
  • Civil disobedience vs. the right of resistance
  • "Goodness as rationality," self-respect, and Rawlsian jurisprudence
  • The sense of justice
  • The just and the good
  • Political liberalism I : principles
  • Political liberalism II : applications
  • "The idea of public reason revisited"
  • The law of peoples
  • Conclusion.