Liberal Socialism: An Alternative Social Ideal Grounded in Rawls and Marx

by Ian Hunt

Should we be looking for alternatives to the western world's status quo of neo-liberal capitalism? Should we be seeking a new form of freedom for a more just and better social world? Drawing on Rawls's theory of justice and Marx's critique of capitalism, this book answers those questions in a resounding affirmative. Some think that a just society for Rawls cannot promote a better social world unless it is acceptable to all but, this wrongly treats...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498506534
• ISBN13: 9781498506533
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"