Individual versus Communal Autonomy: A Critical Study of Rawls' Liberal Conception of Pluralism - Softcover

Biru Worku, Alemayehu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631334206 ISBN 13: 9783631334201

Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 1998

Synopsis

Rawls' A Theory of Justice is generally considered as the most commanding work of our century, for it is believed that it has awakened political philosophy from its long time slumber. The acclaim Rawls' work has won is indeed enormous even among its critics. For instance, Robert Nozick, whose disagreement with Rawls is quite profound, acknowledges the tribute that contemporary political philosophy owes to Rawls' theory of justice when he says «political philosophers now must either work within Rawls' theory or explain why not.» While sharing this appraisal in a certain sense, this book attempts to explain why we should not agree with Rawls' theory of justice in general and his conception of pluralism, in particular, which it takes to be the central issue of Rawls' moral and political philosophy as a whole. The book is, however, not only critical but also rectifying in that it tries to provide an alternative perspective.

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About the Author

The Author: Alemayehu Biru Worku was born in 1960 in Wollega/Ethiopia. Having earned his first degree in philosophy at Addis Ababa University, he worked as a lecturer (from 1984 to 89) in the department of philosophy at the same university. He further studied philosophy in Germany at the university of Leipzig for his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, which he completed in 1997.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631334206
• ISBN 13: 9783631334201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 206