1993: Political Liberalism
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1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
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| 1993: Political Liberalism canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1993: Political Liberalism Context triple: [John Rawls, publicationDateOfWork, 1993: Political Liberalism]
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A.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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B.
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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E.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1993: Political Liberalism Target entity description: 1993: Political Liberalism is John Rawls’s major philosophical work that revises and extends his theory of justice to address the stability and legitimacy of a pluralistic democratic society.
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A.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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B.
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
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C.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
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D.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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E.
Four Essays on Liberty
Four Essays on Liberty is a collection of political philosophy essays by Isaiah Berlin that explores concepts of freedom, particularly his influential distinction between negative and positive liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
the fact of reasonable pluralism in modern democracies
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the problem of stability in a well‑ordered society ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
a stable and just society must be acceptable to citizens holding diverse comprehensive doctrines
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legitimacy requires that the exercise of political power be justifiable to all citizens as free and equal ⓘ political principles of justice should be freestanding from comprehensive moral or religious doctrines ⓘ |
| author | John Rawls ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | How can a just and stable society of free and equal citizens endure over time despite deep moral and religious disagreement? ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| extendsTheory | justice as fairness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legitimacy of political power in a democratic society
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stability of a just society under conditions of reasonable pluralism ⓘ |
| follows | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition | expanded edition with new introduction and essays ⓘ |
| hasPart |
account of public reason and its limits
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discussion of the role of constitutional essentials and basic justice ⓘ idea of an overlapping consensus of reasonable comprehensive doctrines ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary liberal political theory
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debates on public reason ⓘ theory of constitutional democracy ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
overlapping consensus
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political, not metaphysical liberalism ⓘ public reason ⓘ reasonable pluralism ⓘ |
| isRevisionOf | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional democracy
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justice ⓘ liberalism ⓘ pluralism ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ public reason ⓘ stability of political systems ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
analytic philosophy
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liberal egalitarianism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Columbia University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
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The Law of Peoples ⓘ |
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