Free and equal : a manifesto for a just society / Daniel Chandler.
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TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024Description: xii, 414 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780141991948
- 0141991941
- 9780593801680
- 0593801687
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Despite the enormous problems we face and widespread dissatisfaction with the status quo, it's surprisingly hard to find a coherent vision of what a better, fairer society would look like.
Free and Equal provides that vision. In this hugely ambitious and exhilarating debut, philosopher and economist Daniel Chandler argues that the ideas we need are hiding in plain sight, in the work of the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John Rawls. Although they have revolutionised philosophy, his ideas have had little impact on politics - until now. Taking Rawls's humane and egalitarian liberalism as his starting point, Chandler builds a careful and ultimately irresistible case for a progressive agenda that would fundamentally reshape our political and economic institutions.
This is a book brimming with hope and possibility - a much-needed alternative to the cynicism that pervades our politics, setting out a 'realistic utopia' that can galvanise people from all walks of life. Free and Equal has the potential not only to transform contemporary debate, but to offer a touchstone for a modern, egalitarian liberalism for many years to come, cementing Rawls's place in political discourse, and firmly establishing Chandler as a vital new voice for our time.
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
First published in hardcover in Great Britain in 2023 by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-402) and index.
Preface to the American edition -- Introduction -- What's fair? -- A new social contract -- Rawls and his critics -- Freedom -- Democracy -- Equality of opportunity -- Shared prosperity -- Workplace democracy -- Conclusion -- Afterword: From what to how.
"An uplifting and unified vision of a new, egalitarian liberalism, and a bold practical program for how we can reinvigorate democracy and transform capitalism--by a brilliant and charismatic young philosopher/economist"-- Provided by publisher.