Social Justice in the Liberal State [Paperback]

Professor Bruce Ackerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 1981

Certain to become the most important work in political theory since John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, this book presents a brilliantly original, compelling vision of a just society-a world in which each of us may live his own life in his own way without denying the same right to others. Full of provocative discussions of issues ranging from education to abortion, it makes fascinating reading for anyone concerned with the future of the liberal democratic state.

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Yale University Press (September 10, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0300027575
• ISBN-13: 978-0300027570
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #905,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overly dry, and sometimes smug book on liberalism, June 8, 2005

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This review is from: Social Justice in the Liberal State (Paperback)

Bruce Ackerman's 1980 work "Social Justice in the Liberal State" is long, mostly boring, and gives a ton of examples using manna that can be infurating convulted. Ackerman does make a few good points about liberalism, but life-changing and set for our world, I think not. Maybe its because I don't have a degree in political science nor do I have a major in that field, but I don't understand how anyone could highly praise this book. It's not that well-written and most insights are obscured by clumsy phrases and pretentious jargon.