Books
A New Philosophy of the Just Society
– Stuart Hampshire, "A New Philosophy of the Just Society," New York Review of Books, February 24, 1972.Excerpt: I think that this book is the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war, at least if one thinks only of works written in English. It is a very… More
John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy by Allan Bloom
– Allan Bloom, “Justice: John Rawls Vs. the Tradition of Political Philosophy,” The American Political Science Review 69 (1975): 648–62.A seminal critique of John Rawl’s Theory of Justice (and his ideas in general) by Allan Bloom.
Rawls on Justice by Victor Gourevitch
– Victor Gourevitch, “Rawls on Justice,” The Review of Metaphysics 28 (1975).Victor Gourevitch examines Rawls’ concept of justice and compares it to other understandings in the history of political philosophy.
Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’
– David Schaefer, Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice' (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1979).The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy
– Richard Rorty, "The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy," in Merrill Peterson and Robert Vaughn, eds., The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas
– Kenneth Baynes, The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas (Albany: SUNY Press, 1992).Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism
– Daniel Dombrowski, Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001).Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams
– John Kekes, "Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams," City Journal, Autumn 2001.Excerpt: The most celebrated public philosophers of our time—our Rousseau and Voltaire, so to speak—are John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Prophets of a non-Marxist socialism, they provide… More
Making Philosophy Matter to Politics
– Martha Nussbaum,“Making Philosophy Matter to Politics,” New York Times, December 2, 2002Excerpt: John Rawls, who died last week at the age of 82, was the most distinguished political philosopher of the 20th century. His is not a household name, in part because he disliked… More
John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
– Chandran Kukathas, ed., John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers (London: Routledge, 2003).The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls by Brian Anderson
– Brian Anderson, "The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls," The Public Interest, Spring 2003.Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy
– Samuel Freeman, Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).Summary: John Rawls (1921-2002) was one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers and continues to be among the most widely discussed of contemporary thinkers. His work,… More
John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy
– Paul Weithman, "John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy," The Review of Politics 71 (2009).Essays
A New Philosophy of the Just Society
– Stuart Hampshire, "A New Philosophy of the Just Society," New York Review of Books, February 24, 1972.Excerpt: I think that this book is the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war, at least if one thinks only of works written in English. It is a very… More
John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy by Allan Bloom
– Allan Bloom, “Justice: John Rawls Vs. the Tradition of Political Philosophy,” The American Political Science Review 69 (1975): 648–62.A seminal critique of John Rawl’s Theory of Justice (and his ideas in general) by Allan Bloom.
Rawls on Justice by Victor Gourevitch
– Victor Gourevitch, “Rawls on Justice,” The Review of Metaphysics 28 (1975).Victor Gourevitch examines Rawls’ concept of justice and compares it to other understandings in the history of political philosophy.
Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’
– David Schaefer, Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice' (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1979).The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy
– Richard Rorty, "The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy," in Merrill Peterson and Robert Vaughn, eds., The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas
– Kenneth Baynes, The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas (Albany: SUNY Press, 1992).Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism
– Daniel Dombrowski, Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001).Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams
– John Kekes, "Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams," City Journal, Autumn 2001.Excerpt: The most celebrated public philosophers of our time—our Rousseau and Voltaire, so to speak—are John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Prophets of a non-Marxist socialism, they provide… More
Making Philosophy Matter to Politics
– Martha Nussbaum,“Making Philosophy Matter to Politics,” New York Times, December 2, 2002Excerpt: John Rawls, who died last week at the age of 82, was the most distinguished political philosopher of the 20th century. His is not a household name, in part because he disliked… More
John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
– Chandran Kukathas, ed., John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers (London: Routledge, 2003).The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls by Brian Anderson
– Brian Anderson, "The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls," The Public Interest, Spring 2003.Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy
– Samuel Freeman, Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).Summary: John Rawls (1921-2002) was one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers and continues to be among the most widely discussed of contemporary thinkers. His work,… More
John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy
– Paul Weithman, "John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy," The Review of Politics 71 (2009).Commentary
A New Philosophy of the Just Society
– Stuart Hampshire, "A New Philosophy of the Just Society," New York Review of Books, February 24, 1972.Excerpt: I think that this book is the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war, at least if one thinks only of works written in English. It is a very… More
John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy by Allan Bloom
– Allan Bloom, “Justice: John Rawls Vs. the Tradition of Political Philosophy,” The American Political Science Review 69 (1975): 648–62.A seminal critique of John Rawl’s Theory of Justice (and his ideas in general) by Allan Bloom.
Rawls on Justice by Victor Gourevitch
– Victor Gourevitch, “Rawls on Justice,” The Review of Metaphysics 28 (1975).Victor Gourevitch examines Rawls’ concept of justice and compares it to other understandings in the history of political philosophy.
Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’
– David Schaefer, Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice' (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1979).The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy
– Richard Rorty, "The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy," in Merrill Peterson and Robert Vaughn, eds., The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas
– Kenneth Baynes, The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas (Albany: SUNY Press, 1992).Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism
– Daniel Dombrowski, Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001).Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams
– John Kekes, "Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams," City Journal, Autumn 2001.Excerpt: The most celebrated public philosophers of our time—our Rousseau and Voltaire, so to speak—are John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Prophets of a non-Marxist socialism, they provide… More
Making Philosophy Matter to Politics
– Martha Nussbaum,“Making Philosophy Matter to Politics,” New York Times, December 2, 2002Excerpt: John Rawls, who died last week at the age of 82, was the most distinguished political philosopher of the 20th century. His is not a household name, in part because he disliked… More
John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
– Chandran Kukathas, ed., John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers (London: Routledge, 2003).The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls by Brian Anderson
– Brian Anderson, "The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls," The Public Interest, Spring 2003.Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy
– Samuel Freeman, Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).Summary: John Rawls (1921-2002) was one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers and continues to be among the most widely discussed of contemporary thinkers. His work,… More
John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy
– Paul Weithman, "John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy," The Review of Politics 71 (2009).Multimedia
A New Philosophy of the Just Society
– Stuart Hampshire, "A New Philosophy of the Just Society," New York Review of Books, February 24, 1972.Excerpt: I think that this book is the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war, at least if one thinks only of works written in English. It is a very… More
John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy by Allan Bloom
– Allan Bloom, “Justice: John Rawls Vs. the Tradition of Political Philosophy,” The American Political Science Review 69 (1975): 648–62.A seminal critique of John Rawl’s Theory of Justice (and his ideas in general) by Allan Bloom.
Rawls on Justice by Victor Gourevitch
– Victor Gourevitch, “Rawls on Justice,” The Review of Metaphysics 28 (1975).Victor Gourevitch examines Rawls’ concept of justice and compares it to other understandings in the history of political philosophy.
Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’
– David Schaefer, Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice' (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1979).The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy
– Richard Rorty, "The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy," in Merrill Peterson and Robert Vaughn, eds., The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas
– Kenneth Baynes, The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas (Albany: SUNY Press, 1992).Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism
– Daniel Dombrowski, Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001).Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams
– John Kekes, "Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams," City Journal, Autumn 2001.Excerpt: The most celebrated public philosophers of our time—our Rousseau and Voltaire, so to speak—are John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Prophets of a non-Marxist socialism, they provide… More
Making Philosophy Matter to Politics
– Martha Nussbaum,“Making Philosophy Matter to Politics,” New York Times, December 2, 2002Excerpt: John Rawls, who died last week at the age of 82, was the most distinguished political philosopher of the 20th century. His is not a household name, in part because he disliked… More
John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
– Chandran Kukathas, ed., John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers (London: Routledge, 2003).The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls by Brian Anderson
– Brian Anderson, "The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls," The Public Interest, Spring 2003.Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy
– Samuel Freeman, Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).Summary: John Rawls (1921-2002) was one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers and continues to be among the most widely discussed of contemporary thinkers. His work,… More
John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy
– Paul Weithman, "John Rawls and the Task of Political Philosophy," The Review of Politics 71 (2009).Teaching
A New Philosophy of the Just Society
– Stuart Hampshire, "A New Philosophy of the Just Society," New York Review of Books, February 24, 1972.Excerpt: I think that this book is the most substantial and interesting contribution to moral philosophy since the war, at least if one thinks only of works written in English. It is a very… More
John Rawls Vs. The Tradition of Political Philosophy by Allan Bloom
– Allan Bloom, “Justice: John Rawls Vs. the Tradition of Political Philosophy,” The American Political Science Review 69 (1975): 648–62.A seminal critique of John Rawl’s Theory of Justice (and his ideas in general) by Allan Bloom.
Rawls on Justice by Victor Gourevitch
– Victor Gourevitch, “Rawls on Justice,” The Review of Metaphysics 28 (1975).Victor Gourevitch examines Rawls’ concept of justice and compares it to other understandings in the history of political philosophy.
Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice’
– David Schaefer, Justice or Tyranny?: A Critique of John Rawls’s ‘A Theory of Justice' (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, 1979).The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy
– Richard Rorty, "The Priority of Democracy to Philosophy," in Merrill Peterson and Robert Vaughn, eds., The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988).The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas
– Kenneth Baynes, The Normative Grounds of Social Criticism: Kant, Rawls, and Habermas (Albany: SUNY Press, 1992).Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism
– Daniel Dombrowski, Rawls and Religion: The Case for Political Liberalism (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2001).Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams
– John Kekes, "Dangerous Egalitarian Dreams," City Journal, Autumn 2001.Excerpt: The most celebrated public philosophers of our time—our Rousseau and Voltaire, so to speak—are John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin. Prophets of a non-Marxist socialism, they provide… More
Making Philosophy Matter to Politics
– Martha Nussbaum,“Making Philosophy Matter to Politics,” New York Times, December 2, 2002Excerpt: John Rawls, who died last week at the age of 82, was the most distinguished political philosopher of the 20th century. His is not a household name, in part because he disliked… More
John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers
– Chandran Kukathas, ed., John Rawls: Critical Assessments of Leading Political Philosophers (London: Routledge, 2003).The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls by Brian Anderson
– Brian Anderson, "The Antipolitical Philosophy of John Rawls," The Public Interest, Spring 2003.Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy
– Samuel Freeman, Justice and the Social Contract: Essays on Rawlsian Political Philosophy (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).Summary: John Rawls (1921-2002) was one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers and continues to be among the most widely discussed of contemporary thinkers. His work,… More