Liberalism and the Limits of Justice

ISBN-13: 9780521567411 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 252 str.

Michael Sandel

Opis

A liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and ends. It therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life. But can any such principles be found? And if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? These are the questions Michael Sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalism. This new edition includes a new introduction and a new final chapter in which Professor Sandel responds to the later work of John Rawls.

Recenzje

'His is a new and authentic philosophical voice … Michael Sandel's elegantly argued book … describes what I take to be the reality of moral experience.' Michael Walzer, The New Republic

Spis treści

1. Justice and the moral subject; 2. Possession, desert, and distributive justice; 3. Contract theory and justification; 4. Justice and the good.