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In The Just he uses such classical theorists as Immanuel Kant, Aristotle, and John Rawls as reference points in his own philosophical efforts to reconcile systemic legal principles and equity with justice, which he views as the desired final product of a legal system.
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A Humanist View
A humanist view The just, by Paul Ricoeur, translated by David Pellauer. The University of Chicago Press, 2000. 192 pages. $24 ($14 paper).
by Jim BrosnahanReading Paul Ricoeur's The Just made me wonder whether the gap between philosophers and judges can ever be bridged. But despite the obscure terminology, the philosophical references, and the occasionally dense phraseology, Ricoeur succeeds in focusing o...See the full content of this document
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