As Free and as Just as Possible The Theory of Marxian Liberalism

As Free and as Just as Possible: The Theory of Marxian Liberalism By Jeffrey Reiman(auth.)
2012 | 254 Pages | ISBN: 0470674121 | PDF | 2 MB
Grafting the Marxian idea that private property is coercive onto the liberal imperative of individual liberty, this new thesis from one of America's foremost intellectuals conceives a revised definition of justice that recognizes the harm inflicted by capitalism's hidden coercive structures.Maps a new frontier in moral philosophy and political theoryDistills a new concept of justice that recognizes the iniquities of capitalismSynthesis of elements of Marxism and Liberalism will interest readers in both campsDirect and jargon-free style opens these complex ideas to a wide readershipContent: Chapter 1 Overview of the Argument for Marxian Liberalism (pages 1-28): Chapter 2 Marx and Rawls and Justice (pages 29-66): Chapter 3 The Natural Right to Liberty and the Need for a Social Contract (pages 67-93): Chapter 4 The Ambivalence of Property: Expression of Liberty and Threat to Liberty (pages 94-121): Chapter 5 The Labor Theory of the Difference Principle (pages 122-157): Chapter 6 The Marxian?Liberal Original Position (pages 158-189): Chapter 7 As Free and as Just as Possible: Capitalism for Marxists, Communism for Liberals (pages 190-209):