The theory of justice. 3rd edition. Rolz J.

Readers are proposed to the book of the American philosopher John Rolza (1921-2002), which was first published in 1971 and became one of the most famous and influential philosophical works in the English-language world of the last decades of the 20th century. It presents the most clear and accurate formulation of the principles, which should be the basis of a fair social structure. The author considers the central ideas and goals of his concept, called by him “justice as honesty”, as the basis of the philosophical concept of constitutional democracy, and a viable alternative to doctrines, which previously dominated in the Western philosophical tradition - classical utilitarianism and intuitionism. The book has a pronounced interdisciplinary character- it is written at the junction of political philosophy, political economy, sociology, ethics, with the involvement of the means of modern analytical philosophy, the theory of games and solutions. The book compiled a whole era in ethical and legal research and has become a standard textbook for American and Western European universities. It will be useful for philosophers, sociologists, political scientists, economists, lawyers, students and graduate students of the relevant specialties, as well as all interested readers.