Basic Introduction Title: Rawls: Theory of Life and Justice Author: Thomas Borg Translator: Gu Su? Liu Xuemei ISBN: 9787300126661+0 Pricing: 38.00 Yuan Press: Renmin University of China Press:? 2010-10/folio: 16 folio introduction, author introduction and content introduction Rawls is one of the most unavoidable political philosophers in the history of human thought, and a scholar who has been thinking about the theory of human social justice all his life. As a student of Rawls, the author of this book, Borg, made an exclusive interview with Rawls and provided first-hand information about his life story. The author comprehensively and systematically comments on Rawls' theory of justice and its social influence and significance from the perspectives of basic structure, different levels of justice standards, the basic idea that justice is fairness, two principles of justice, the social foundation of justice realization, the proof of justice theory and the relationship between Rawls and communitarianism and Kant's theory, and collects Rawls' chronology, main works and second-hand research materials in the appendix. This book is a masterpiece of understanding and studying Rawls, with detailed facts and rigorous arguments. Author's brief introduction Thomas Pogge, 1953, was born in Germany. He went to the philosophy department of Harvard University in the United States as a graduate student, studied under john rawls, and was deeply influenced by his thoughts and characters. After receiving his doctorate, he went to teach at Columbia University. In the past few decades, he gradually formed his own thoughts and wrote a lot in the field of political philosophy, especially in the field of international justice. He is a famous leader. At present, he is a professor at Yale University and director of the Center for Global Justice Research. He is also a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences and a researcher at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Ethics of the Australian National University. His major works include: Understanding Rawls (1989), World Poverty and Human Rights (2008), and Daily Politics: Behind the Words of Being Close to the Poor (20 10). Directory chapter 1 life 1 family and school education 1.2 university and wartime 1.3 academic career 1.4 turbulent decade: 1 962-197/kloc-0. The second chapter focuses on the basic structure 2. 1 the origin of theory 2.2 the complexity of modern society 2.3 the concept of overlapping * * * knowledge 2.4 the theoretical scope chapter 3 the highest standard of justice 3. 1 the standard of pure receiver-oriented justice 3.2 the condition of anonymity 3.3 the basic interest in happiness chapter 4 the basic concept: justice as fairness 4. 1 Original state 4.2 Maximum minimum to average 4.3 Basic interests 4.4 Dictionary of basic freedom takes precedence Chapter 5 The first principle of justice 5.654 38+0 The structure of basic rights 5.2 Elaborates the arrangement of needed basic rights and freedoms 5.3 Fair value of basic political freedom 5.4 Reduction of allowed basic freedoms 5.5 Reduction of allowed basic freedoms 6. 1 Second principle of justice 6. 1 Principle of difference in a preliminary approximate sense. Principle of opportunity in the environment 6.6 Democracy under private property rights Chapter VII A Rawls-style society 7. 1 A well-ordered society 7.2 A just political concept 7.3 Political liberalism 7.4 An egalitarian liberal justice concept 7.5 A well-ordered society adjusted by Rawls' concept 7.6 A more realistic viewpoint Chapter VIII On Justification 8.65438+ 0 The Balance of Reflection 8.2 Basic Ideas 8.3 Truth and Rationality