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Forst, Rainer, 1964-

The right to justification elements of a constructivist theory of justice / [electronic resource] : Rainer Forst ; translated by Jeffrey Flynn. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2011. - x, 351 p. - New directions in critical theory . - New directions in critical theory. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the foundation of justice -- Practical reason and justifying reasons: on the foundation of morality -- Moral autonomy and the autonomy of morality: toward a theory of normativity after Kant -- Ethics and morality -- The justification of justice: Rawls's political liberalism and Habermas's discourse theory in dialogue -- Political liberty: integrating five conceptions of autonomy -- A critical theory of multicultural toleration -- The rule of reasons: three models of deliberative democracy -- Social justice, justification, and power -- The basic right to justification: toward a constructivist conception of human rights -- Constructions of transnational justice: comparing John Rawls's the law of peoples and Otfried H�offe's democracy in an age of globalisation -- Justice, morality, and power in the global context -- Toward a critical theory of transnational justice.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Justice (Philosophy)
Constructivism (Philosophy)
Justification (Ethics)


Electronic books.

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