This guide explains Rawls's concept of 'justice as fairness'. It covers such topics as the two principles of justice, the principle of fairness, and the difference principle, as well as examining some of the...
Jurgen Habermas is one of the most influential thinkers of our time. This easy to understand guide summarises his theory of deliberative democracy and covers many of the central concepts such as communicative...
This guide covers the basics of deliberative democracy by canvassing a spectrum of theories on the subject. It explains what is unique about deliberative theories of democracy, what they all have in common,...
This guide is a clearly written, in-depth analysis of John Rawls' deliberative democracy theory. Covering such important concepts as the idea of public reason and the politicised public sphere, it is an invaluable...
"When does a person get his natural rights? Does his life, liberty, and property begin after he is born, of after he is conceived? And even if he did have his property rights upon conception, what of the mother's...
Many of Karl Marx's social and economic theories have the concept of class struggle at their core. This essay length guide examines Marx's concept of class struggle in some detail, and explains its role in the...
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