Samuel Freeman is Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of the Cambridge Companion to Rawls.

'...an important and hugely impressive book. It is straightforward and authoritative, laying out and exploring criticisms in sufficient detail to make clear the underlying philosophical issues.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'A monumental study of a monumental theorist. This invaluable resource engages with Rawls's work at every level: it's an exposition, it's a critique, and most importantly it projects an understanding of Rawls's work into the future of political philosophy. On every page, Professor Freeman's attention to detail is suffused by his awareness of the overall structure of the theory and the philosophical significance of Rawls's grand strategy.' - Jeremy Waldron, New York University School of Law, USA 'Sympathetic, comprehensive, thorough, and accessible' - Leif Wenar, University of Sheffield, UK

• 1. Introduction 2. Liberalism, Democracy and the First Principle of Justice 3. The Second Principle and Distributive Justice 4. The Original Position 5. Just Institutions 6. Justice and the Good 7. Kantian Constructivism and the Transition to Political Liberalism 8. Political Liberalism I: The Domain of the Political 9. Political Liberalism II: Overlapping Consensus and the Idea of Public Reason 10. The Law of the Peoples

Samuel Freeman is Professor of Philosophy and Law at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the editor of the Cambridge Companion to Rawls.

'...an important and hugely impressive book. It is straightforward and authoritative, laying out and exploring criticisms in sufficient detail to make clear the underlying philosophical issues.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'A monumental study of a monumental theorist. This invaluable resource engages with Rawls's work at every level: it's an exposition, it's a critique, and most importantly it projects an understanding of Rawls's work into the future of political philosophy. On every page, Professor Freeman's attention to detail is suffused by his awareness of the overall structure of the theory and the philosophical significance of Rawls's grand strategy.' - Jeremy Waldron, New York University School of Law, USA 'Sympathetic, comprehensive, thorough, and accessible' - Leif Wenar, University of Sheffield, UK

• 1. Introduction 2. Liberalism, Democracy and the First Principle of Justice 3. The Second Principle and Distributive Justice 4. The Original Position 5. Just Institutions 6. Justice and the Good 7. Kantian Constructivism and the Transition to Political Liberalism 8. Political Liberalism I: The Domain of the Political 9. Political Liberalism II: Overlapping Consensus and the Idea of Public Reason 10. The Law of the Peoples