The law of peoples : with "The idea of public reason revisited" /
Rawls, John 1921-
The law of peoples : with "The idea of public reason revisited" / created by John Rawls - viii, 199 pages ; 21 cm
Includes an index.
The law of peoples. The first part of ideal theory ; The second part of ideal theory ; Nonideal theory ; Conclusion --
The idea of public reason revisited.
The Law of Peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the Society of Peoples and lays out the principles that should be accepted as the standard for regulating a society's behavior toward another. In particular, it draws a distinction between basic human rights and the rights of each citizen of a liberal constitutional democracy.
9780674005426 067400079X (alk. papper)
International relations--Philosophy
Social justice
Social contract
Liberalism
Toleration
JZ1242 RAW
The law of peoples : with "The idea of public reason revisited" / created by John Rawls - viii, 199 pages ; 21 cm
Includes an index.
The law of peoples. The first part of ideal theory ; The second part of ideal theory ; Nonideal theory ; Conclusion --
The idea of public reason revisited.
The Law of Peoples extends the idea of a social contract to the Society of Peoples and lays out the principles that should be accepted as the standard for regulating a society's behavior toward another. In particular, it draws a distinction between basic human rights and the rights of each citizen of a liberal constitutional democracy.
9780674005426 067400079X (alk. papper)
International relations--Philosophy
Social justice
Social contract
Liberalism
Toleration
JZ1242 RAW