Review: A Theory of Justice
User Review - Sue Fewster - GoodreadsHave only skimmed it - need help in understanding it so have bought Rawls by Freeman who is apparently an expert. My OU Masters Course is helping me to understand it more thoroughly - it does present ... Read full review
Review: A Theory of Justice
User Review - Matthew Jenkins - GoodreadsUndoubtedly profound and immensely stimulating, though Rawls' dry and academic writing style can make it quite a slog at times. Read full review
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User Review - Tyler - GoodreadsWhat strikes me most as a non-philosopher reading this book is what Rawls doesn't talk about. Libertarian ideas, the staple of American political and social discourse, receive no attention as such in ... Read full review
Review: A Theory of Justice
User Review - Ben - GoodreadsJohn Rawls' magnum opus 'A Theory of Justice' (this copy was the 2nd ed.) is such a staple of contemporary political and moral philosophy that it is difficult for an amateur like me to review it ... Read full review
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User Review - Mistypane611 - GoodreadsI had to read this book for a course. I'd come across Rawls' ideas before in Open University courses where they were compared to Nozick. I thought I liked Rawls from those readings, but I see from a ... Read full review
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User Review - Jeremy Kossler - GoodreadsThe core principle of non-entitlement when developing social and political philosophy is terrific. Well written and well thought out. Best contemporary political philosophy book I've read. Read full review
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User Review - Dan - GoodreadsThis is really an outstanding book. I can't really say anything that hasn't already been said by other people (I am sure), so I won't attempt to condense his work into something that will fit here ... Read full review
Review: A Theory of Justice
User Review - Arieh Benjamin Sochaczevski - GoodreadsA re-examination of socialist theory, couched in modern language. I imagine this is what Marx might have come up with if he were a contemporary and had less courage. Read full review
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User Review - Conrad - GoodreadsAnd they say that America, like Rome, has no indigenous philosophy! Oddly, this is considered a classic, even though Rawls doesn't really answer any of his own questions, but uses a handy thought ... Read full review
