Persons Identity And Political Theory

This book examines the conception of the person at work in John Rawlss writings from Theory of Justice to Justice as Fairness A Restatement. The book aims to show that objections to Rawlss political conception of the person fail and that a Rawlsian conception of political identity is defensible. The book shows that the debate between liberals and communitarians is relevant to the current debate regarding perfectionism and neutrality in politics and clarifies the debate between Rawls and communit