Persons, Identity, and Political Theory A Defense of Rawlsian Politi
This book examines the conception of the person at work in John Rawls’s writings from Theory of Justice to Justice as Fairness: A Restatement. The book aims to show that objections to Rawls’s political conception of the person fail and that a Rawlsi
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Catherine Galko Campbell
Persons, Identity, and Political Theory A Defense of Rawlsian Political Identity
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Catherine Galko Campbell Department of Philosophy Georgetown University Washington DC USA
ISBN 978-94-007-7916-7 ISBN 978-94-007-7917-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-7917-4 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2013953326 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For my husband David, without whom not, and because of whom everything
Acknowledgments
This book started as a part of my PhD dissertation at the University of Florida. I thank each member of my dissertation committee, and my colleagues and friends at University of Florida. I thank my family and friends whose support made it possible for me finish this manuscript. Special thanks are owed to Henry S. Richardson for his guidance on Rawls scholarship, and Marina Oshana for sparking my interest in identity and for providing the support I needed to finish my dissertation. Very special thanks are owed to David Copp for his guidance in developing this project. David’s challenges and encouragement have made me a better writer and a better philosopher. Finally, most of all, I thank my husband, David
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