Una obra imprescindible para comprender el pensamiento y la obra de John Rawls, uno de los fil�sofos pol�ticos m�s importantes del siglo xx.
Imagina que est�s dise�ando una sociedad. No sabes qui�n ser�s en ella: rico o pobre, hombre o mujer, gay o hetero. C�mo te gustar�a que fuera esa sociedad?
John Rawls, el fil�sofo pol�tico m�s importante del siglo xx, propuso este revolucionario experimento mental. Hoy, en Libres e Iguales, el economista y fil�sofo Daniel Chandler nos propone una estimulante y ambiciosa intervenci�n en la que nos invita a redescubrir a Rawls para encontrar una salida a las crecientes crisis que est�n devastando nuestro mundo.
A partir del liberalismo humano e igualitario de Rawls, Chandler formula un minucioso e irresistible argumento a favor de una agenda progresista que redefinir� fundamentalmente nuestro mundo, para mejorarlo. El autor nos demuestra c�mo podemos proteger la libertad de expresi�n y superar las guerras culturales, eliminar el dinero de la pol�tica y crear una econom�a en la que todo el mundo tenga la oportunidad de alcanzar su potencial, en la que la prosperidad sea ampliamente compartida y que opere dentro de los l�mites de nuestro planeta finito.
Libres e iguales desborda esperanza y posibilidades: es una alentadora alternativa al cinismo que impregna nuestra pol�tica y que no solo tiene el potencial de transformar el debate contempor�neo, sino tambi�n de convertirse en un referente para un liberalismo moderno e igualitario. Esta obra fortalece el lugar de Rawls en el discurso pol�tico y consolida firmemente a Chandler como una nueva voz esencial para nuestro tiempo.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An essential work to understand the thought and legacy of John Rawls, one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century.
Imagine you are designing a society. You don't know who you'll be in it: rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What kind of society would you want?
John Rawls, the most influential political philosopher of the twentieth century, proposed this revolutionary thought experiment. Today, in Libres e Iguales, economist and philosopher Daniel Chandler offers a stimulating and ambitious intervention, inviting us to rediscover Rawls in order to find a way out of the growing crises devastating our world.
Building on Rawls's humane and egalitarian liberalism, Chandler presents a detailed and compelling argument for a progressive agenda that will fundamentally redefine and improve our world. He shows how we can protect freedom of expression and overcome culture wars, remove money from politics, and create an economy where everyone has the opportunity to reach their potential, where prosperity is widely shared, and where it operates within the limits of our finite planet.
Free and Equal overflows with hope and possibility: it is an encouraging alternative to the cynicism that permeates politics today, with the potential not only to transform contemporary debate but also to become a landmark for a modern, egalitarian liberalism. This work strengthens Rawls's place in political discourse and firmly establishes Chandler as a vital new voice for our time.
Chandler, Daniel: -
Daniel Chandler es un filósofo, historiador y economista en la London School of Economics (LSE), donde es Director de Investigación del Programa por un Capitalismo Cohesivo. Se ha graduado en Economía, Filosofía e Historia por Cambridge y la LSE, y recibió una beca Henry en Harvard, donde estudió bajo la tutela de Amartya Sen. Ha trabajado para el Gobierno británico como asesor político en la unidad de estrategia del primer ministro y en la oficina del vice primer ministro, y como investigador en think tanks como la Resolution Foundation y el Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Daniel Chandler is a philosopher, historian, and economist at the London School of Economics (LSE), where he serves as Research Director of the Programme for a Cohesive Capitalism. He graduated in Economics, Philosophy, and History from Cambridge and LSE, and received a Henry Fellowship at Harvard, where he studied under Amartya Sen. He has worked for the UK Government as a policy advisor in the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office, and as a researcher at think tanks such as the Resolution Foundation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
