The Legacy of John Rawls

John Rawls was unquestionably the most important moral and political philosopher of the last one hundred years. HisA Theory of Justicepublished in 1971 is already a classic text, and his political philosophy is more widely studied than that of any other theorist. Interest in Rawls's work has increased still further since his recent death and the publication of his complete works, but until now, there has been no single volume that explores the legacy of his work. This book fills the void, making a substantial contribution not only to work on Rawls's thought but to contemporary debates in ethics and justice as well. The book will be of great interest to academics and students in philosophy, politics, and law departments alike.

Introduction, Thom Brooks (University of Newcastle, UK) and Fabian Freyenhagen (University of Cambridge, UK)1. The unity of Rawls's work, Leif Wenar (University of Sheffield, UK)2. Self-realization and the priority of fair equality of opportunity, Robert S. Taylor (University of California, Davis, USA)3. Taking the distinction between persons seriously, Anthony Simon Laden (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)4. Rawls and feminism: What should feminists make of liberal neutrality?, Elizabeth Brake (University of Calgary, Canada)5. Public reason and the moral foundation of liberalism, Jon Mahoney (Kansas State University, USA)6. Dilemmas of public reason: pluralism, polarization, and instability, Robert Talisse (Vanderbilt University, USA)7. Public reason and religion, James Boettcher (Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, USA)8. John Rawls and the new Kantian moral theory, Ana Marta González (University of Navarra, Spain)9. The Law of Peoples: the old and the new, Chris Naticchia (California State University, USA)10. The legacies of John Rawls, Fred D'Agostino (University of New England in New South Wales, Australia)