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Katrina Forrester

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How John Rawls Became the Liberal Philosopher of a Conservative Age

With "A Theory Of Justice," Rawls became the most influential political philosopher of his time — just as the liberal agenda he supported was retreating.

by Katrina Forrester, Daniel Finn via Jacobin
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on October 4, 2020
Dylan, Unencumbered

"How long can it go on?"

by Katrina Forrester via n+1 on August 3, 2020
Known Unknowns

The elusive meaning of privacy in America.

by Katrina Forrester via Harper’s
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on September 1, 2018

In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy

Katrina Forrester

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Ink and watercolor portrait of John Rawls

John Rawls and Liberalism’s Selective Conscience

With its doctrine of fairness, A Theory of Justice transformed political philosophy. But what did it leave out?

by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò via The Nation on November 27, 2021

1963 black and white photo of protesters marching for racial equality in Washington D.C.

Just Give Me My Equality

Amidst growing suspicion that equality talk is cheap, a new book explains where egalitarianism went wrong—and what it still has to offer.

by Teresa M. Bejan via Boston Review on February 7, 2022

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