The Cambridge Rawls Lexicon

A comprehensive and accessible reference guide to all the key ideas and terminology of Rawls' political and moral philosophy.

Jon Mandle (Edited by), David A. Reidy (Edited by)

9780521192941, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 December 2014

920 pages
26 x 18.6 x 5 cm, 1.83 kg

'The Cambridge Rawls Lexicon will prove an ideal companion to anyone writing on any topic in political philosophy today … an outstanding collection, both useful and enjoyable to read.' Political Studies Review

John Rawls is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has permanently shaped the nature and terms of moral and political philosophy, deploying a robust and specialized vocabulary that reaches beyond philosophy to political science, economics, sociology, and law. This volume is a complete and accessible guide to Rawls' vocabulary, with over 200 alphabetical encyclopaedic entries written by the world's leading Rawls scholars. From 'basic structure' to 'burdened society', from 'Sidgwick' to 'strains of commitment', and from 'Nash point' to 'natural duties', the volume covers the entirety of Rawls' central ideas and terminology, with illuminating detail and careful cross-referencing. It will be an essential resource for students and scholars of Rawls, as well as for other readers in political philosophy, ethics, political science, sociology, international relations and law.

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Fair equality of opportunity
Fairness, Principle of
Faith
Family
Feminism
Formal justice
The four-stage sequence
Freedom
Freedom of speech
Freeman, Samuel
Fundamental ideas (in justice as fairness)
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Subject Areas: Law [L], Economics [KC], Political science & theory [JPA], Sociology [JHB], Social & political philosophy [HPS], Ethics & moral philosophy [HPQ], Philosophy [HP], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]