Applying Rawls in the Twenty-First Century: Race, Gender, the Drug War, and the

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John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform.

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John Rawls was the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. This book applies his theory of justice to four perennial matters of concern that remain contested in the twenty-first century. Drawing surprising implications, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform.

Author Biography

Martin D. Carcieri is Professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University, USA. He holds a JD from University of California, Hastings, USA and a PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He has won four teaching awards and is the author of twenty-five journal articles and book chapters on Constitutional Law and Political Theory.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. An Overview of Rawls I) Race 2. Affirmative Action and Reparations 3. The Fourteenth Amendment, Public Education, and the Supreme Court II) Gender 4. Gender Discrimination and Professional Ethics III) Autonomy 5. The Fourteenth Amendment and Marijuana Prohibition 6. Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die

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"One often hears the criticism that it is unclear how to get from 'here' to 'there' in Rawls, with 'here' referring to Rawls's very abstract theory and 'there' referring to the realistic utopia that he had in mind. Martin Carcieri's book makes this transition much easier in four crucial areas, especially regarding the contentious issue of race. This book is highly recommended reading for both political liberals and opponents to liberalism!" - Daniel A. Dombrowski, Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University, USA

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John Rawls is the most influential political thinker of the twentieth century. Most of the scholarly literature on Rawls defends, critiques, or elaborates on some aspect of his theory. These writings are often valuable, yet this book goes beyond them. Like a few scholars, rather than debating whether and how Rawls got things right or wrong, Martin Carcieri take his well-defended principles of justice - especially the equal liberty, fair equality of opportunity, and difference principles at the core of his theory - as given and apply them to aspects of four major, enduring, concrete domestic policy, ethical, and constitutional issues. These applications yield counter-intuitive implications that will challenge the ideological left and right alike, contributing to our understanding both of Rawls and of these issues. At the core, this book deepens our understanding of these issues and points the way toward rational, just policy reform.

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"One often hears the criticism that it is unclear how to get from 'here' to 'there' in Rawls, with 'here' referring to Rawls's very abstract theory and 'there' referring to the realistic utopia that he had in mind. Martin Carcieri's book makes this transition much easier in four crucial areas, especially regarding the contentious issue of race. This book is highly recommended reading for both political liberals and opponents to liberalism!" - Daniel A. Dombrowski, Professor of Philosophy, Seattle University, USA

Details ISBN1137456485 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Year 2015 ISBN-10 1137456485 ISBN-13 9781137456489 Format Hardcover Short Title APPLYING RAWLS IN THE 21ST CEN Language English Media Book DEWEY 320.01 Publication Date 2015-07-15 Edition Description 2015 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Race, Gender, the Drug War, and the Right to Die Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 194 Author M. Carcieri AU Release Date 2015-07-15 NZ Release Date 2015-07-15 UK Release Date 2015-07-15 Illustrations XIII, 194 p. Alternative 9781349687503 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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