Rawls: 'A Theory of Justice' and Its Critics (Key Contemporary Thinkers)

Rawls: 'A Theory of Justice' and Its Critics (Key Contemporary Thinkers) by Kukathas, Chandran. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780804717694.

John Rawls "A Theory of Justice" has been influential in philosophy, political theory, welfare economics and jurisprudence. This book is thought to be the first full-length study of Rawls work. It provides a concise account of Rawls central ideas, situates them within contemporary debates, and submits them to critical scrutiny. Kukathas and Petit discuss, among other things, the utilitarian orthodoxy and its problems; the emergence of majoritarian and other social choice alternatives; the contractarian synthesis and its policy implications; the notion of reflective equilibrium; and the various critiques of the contractarian view.