Catherine Audard, London School of Economics, UK

"Audard's book offers a concise reading of John Rawls's political philosophy. It is all at once instructive, pedagogical, provocative, and well informed. . . it will play an important role in the future for Rawls scholarship and must be taken very seriously by all Rawlsian scholars." - Ethics"An impressive book, written by someone who has an extensive and deep appreciation of Rawls' work. It offers a nuanced discussion of his central ideas, proceeding nicely from a discussion of A Theory of Justice through to Rawls' account of international political morality." - Matthew Clayton, University of Warwick, UK

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The primacy of justice 2. Constructing the principles of justice 3. Defending democratic equality: the argument from the original position 4. Pluralism and political consensus: the argument for political liberalism 5. A reasonable law of peoples for a real world Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Catherine Audard, London School of Economics, UK

"Audard's book offers a concise reading of John Rawls's political philosophy. It is all at once instructive, pedagogical, provocative, and well informed. . . it will play an important role in the future for Rawls scholarship and must be taken very seriously by all Rawlsian scholars." - Ethics"An impressive book, written by someone who has an extensive and deep appreciation of Rawls' work. It offers a nuanced discussion of his central ideas, proceeding nicely from a discussion of A Theory of Justice through to Rawls' account of international political morality." - Matthew Clayton, University of Warwick, UK

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The primacy of justice 2. Constructing the principles of justice 3. Defending democratic equality: the argument from the original position 4. Pluralism and political consensus: the argument for political liberalism 5. A reasonable law of peoples for a real world Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Catherine Audard, London School of Economics, UK

"Audard's book offers a concise reading of John Rawls's political philosophy. It is all at once instructive, pedagogical, provocative, and well informed. . . it will play an important role in the future for Rawls scholarship and must be taken very seriously by all Rawlsian scholars." - Ethics"An impressive book, written by someone who has an extensive and deep appreciation of Rawls' work. It offers a nuanced discussion of his central ideas, proceeding nicely from a discussion of A Theory of Justice through to Rawls' account of international political morality." - Matthew Clayton, University of Warwick, UK

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The primacy of justice 2. Constructing the principles of justice 3. Defending democratic equality: the argument from the original position 4. Pluralism and political consensus: the argument for political liberalism 5. A reasonable law of peoples for a real world Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index