Perfecting justice in Rawls, Habermas, and Honneth : a deconstructive perspective /

In this exciting new work, Miriam Bankovsky shows how the pursuit of justice requires two orientations. The first is a practical commitment to the possibility of justice, which is the clear starting point for the broadly constructive theories of Rawls, Habermas and Honneth. Indeed, if justice were n...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bankovsky, Miriam (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2012.
Colección:Continuum studies in political philosophy.
Temas:
Rawls, John, > 1921-2002 > Criticism and interpretation.
Habermas, Jürgen > Criticism and interpretation.
Honneth, Axel, > 1949- > Criticism and interpretation.
Habermas, Jürgen
Honneth, Axel, > 1949-
Rawls, John, > 1921-2002
Justice.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Justice
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this exciting new work, Miriam Bankovsky shows how the pursuit of justice requires two orientations. The first is a practical commitment to the possibility of justice, which is the clear starting point for the broadly constructive theories of Rawls, Habermas and Honneth. Indeed, if justice were not possible, it would be difficult to see why it is worthwhile for human beings to live on this earth. However, a second orientation qualifies the first. It can be expressed as a deconstructive attentiveness to the impossibility of determining justice''s content. This impossibility results from the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (257 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441126962
1441126961

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