Collected Papers

John Rawls's work on justice has drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the twentieth century. Rawls is the author of two major treatises, A Theory of Justice (1971) and Political Liberalism (1993); it is said that A Theory of Justice revived political philosophy in the English-speaking world. But before and after writing his great treatises Rawls produced a steady stream of essays. Some of these essays articulate views of justice and liberalism distinct from those found in the two books. They are important in and of themselves because of the deep issues about the nature of justice, moral reasoning, and liberalism they raise as well as for the light they shed on the evolution of Rawls's views. Some of the articles tackle issues not addressed in either book. They help identify some of the paths open to liberal theorists of justice and some of the knotty problems which liberal theorists must seek to resolve. A complete collection of John Rawls's essays is long overdue. Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 Editor's Preface......Page 5 (papers 1-3, 14, 16, 18, 26 as reprinted in this vol. in 1999 are missing; original articles are included instead)......Page 7 (1 Outline of a Decision Procedure for Ethics (1951) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 8 (2 Two Concepts of Rules (1955) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 30 (3 Justice as Fairness (1958) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 61 4 Constitutional LIberty and the Concept of Justice (1963)......Page 93 5 Sense of Justice (1963)......Page 105 6 Legal Obligation and the Duty of Fair Play (1964)......Page 115 7 Distributive Justice (1967)......Page 122 8 Distributive Justice - Some Addenda (1968)......Page 134 9 The Justification of Civil Disobedience (1969)......Page 145 10 Justice as Reciprocity (1971)......Page 152 11 Some Reasons for the Maximin Criterion (1974)......Page 169 12 Reply to Alexander and Musgrave (1974)......Page 173 13 A Kantian Conception of Equality (1975)......Page 184 (14 Fairness to Goodness (1975) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 190 15 The Independence of Moral Theory (1975)......Page 211 (16 Kantian Constructivism in Moral Theory (1980) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 220 17 Social Unity and Primary Goods (1982)......Page 279 18 Justice as Fairness - Political Not Metaphysical (1985) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED......Page 294 19 Preface for the French Edition of a Theory of Justice (1987)......Page 324 20 The Idea of an Overlapping Consensus (1987)......Page 327 21 The Priority of Right and Ideas of the Good (1988)......Page 341 22 The Domain of the Political and Overlapping Consensus (1989)......Page 342 23 Themes in Kant's Moral Philosophy (1989)......Page 354 24 The Law of Peoples (1993)......Page 370 25 Fifty Years after Hiroshima (1995)......Page 388 (26 The Idea of Public Reason Revisited (1997) - ORIGINAL ARTICLE INCLUDED)......Page 393 27 Commonweal Interview with John Rawls (1998)......Page 437 Credits......Page 440 Index......Page 443 John Rawls's Work On Justice Has Drawn More Commentary And Aroused Wider Attention Than Any Other Work In Moral Or Political Philosophy In The Twentieth Century. But Before And After Writing His Great Treatises, Rawls Produced A Steady Stream Of Essays, Some Of Which Articulate Views Of Justice And Liberalism Distinct From Those Found In The Two Books. They Are Important In And Of Themselves Because Of The Deep Issues About The Nature Of Justice, Moral Reasoning, And Liberalism They Raise As Well As For The Light They Shed On The Evolution Of Rawls's Views.--jacket. Outline Of A Decision Procedure For Ethics -- Two Concepts Of Rules -- Justice As Fairness -- Constitutional Liberty And The Concept Of Justice -- The Sense Of Justice -- Legal Obligation And The Duty Of Fair Play -- Distributive Justice -- Distributive Justice : Some Addenda -- The Justification Of Civil Disobedience -- Justice As Reciprocity -- Some Reasons For The Maximin Criterion -- Reply To Alexander And Musgrave -- A Kantian Conception Of Equality -- Fairness To Goodness -- The Independence Of Moral Theory -- Kantian Constructivism In Moral Theory -- Social Unity And Primary Goods -- Justice As Fairness : Political Not Metaphysical -- Preface For The French Edition Of A Theory Of Justice -- The Idea Of An Overlapping Consensus -- The Priority Of Right And Ideas Of The Good -- The Domain Of The Political And Overlapping Consensus -- Themes In Kant's Moral Philosophy -- The Law Of Peoples -- Fifty Years After Hiroshima -- The Idea Of Public Reason Revisited -- Commonweal Interview With John Rawls. John Rawls ; Edited By Samuel Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. John Rawls' work on justice has perhaps drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the 20th century. Some of these essays articulate views distinct from those in his books