Pre-Liberal Political Philosophy Rawls and Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas |
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| Author:
| A. Dombrowski, Daniel |
| Series title: | Studies in Moral Philosophy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-52024-0 |
| Publication Date: | May 2022 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $138.00 |
Book Description:
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John Rawls is the most influential 20th century political philosopher, but critics have complained about the ahistorical character of his approach. The purpose of this book is to argue that these critics are, at best, only half correct.
Pre-Liberal Political Philosophyconcentrates on four pre-liberal thinkers who are major figures in the history of philosophy and who are surprisingly formative in the development of Rawls's mature political philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine,...
More DescriptionJohn Rawls is the most influential 20th century political philosopher, but critics have complained about the ahistorical character of his approach. The purpose of this book is to argue that these critics are, at best, only half correct.Pre-Liberal Political Philosophyconcentrates on four pre-liberal thinkers who are major figures in the history of philosophy and who are surprisingly formative in the development of Rawls's mature political philosophy: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, and Aquinas.