Taylor and Rawls/Premodern to Modern

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A 4 page essay that considers 2 books. Charles Taylor in Modern Social Imaginaries and John Rawls in Political Liberalism describe and discuss the transition period between premodern and modern political world, but with differing emphasis and interpretations. Taylor takes a broad scope that considers the overall cognitive changes that occurred as the Western world transitioned toward modern political ideas of democracy and equality, while Rawls takes a narrower thematic focus on the issue of justice and concepts of justice evolved, and evolving, within the context of modernity. This examination of both books considers how these authors describe the transition period between the premodern and modern worlds. No additional sources cited.