John Rawls: his life and theory of justice / Thomas Pogge, translated by Michelle Kosch.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

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Rawls, John, -- 1921-2002.

Biography.

Justice.

1. Biography

2. The focus on the basic structure

3. A top-tier criterion of justice

4. The basic idea: justice as fairness

5. The first principle of justice

6. The second principle of justice

7. A Rawlsian society

8. On justification

9. The reception of Justice as Fairness.

Thomas Pogge's short introduction (originally published in German) gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls's theory, introduces biographical information when necessary, and draws links between the Rawlsian enterprise and other important positions in moral and political philosophy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780195136371

xv, 228 p. : ill.