Justice and Judgement: The Rise and the Prospect of the Judgement Model in Contemporary Political Philosophy

By Alessandro Ferrara

Book Overview

Introducing theories of judgement in contemporary political and moral philosophy, this book offers a critical examination of judgement and normative validity in the recent works of Rawls, Habermas, Ackerman, Michelman and Dworkin, including an historical overview of the judgement model in contemporary political philosophy; the function of the constitution; and deliberative democracy. The book concludes with a discussion of universalism and contemporary liberalism; and the judgement view of justice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803978219
• ISBN13: 9780803978218
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Sage Publications UK
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"