Two Concepts of Justice: Marx, Rawls, and Justice Theory

Author: Hu Zhensheng
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: Marx and Rawls are both masters of social justice thought. Through the comparative analysis of Rawls' liberal conception of justice and Marx's critical conception of justice, one can see both the necessity of the ideal of justice and the historical complexity of its realization. By comparing the two systems of justice, this book attempts to demonstrate the logical and historical progression from classical to modern justice thought, centered around the fundamental question of "the laws of freedom." Marx and Rawls are both masters of social justice thought. Through the comparative analysis of Rawls' liberal conception of justice and Marx's critical conception of justice, one can see both the necessity of the ideal of justice and the historical complexity of its realization. By comparing the two systems of justice, this book attempts to demonstrate the logical and historical progression from classical to modern justice thought, centered around the fundamental question of "the laws of freedom."