John Rawls at the ends of politicsFootnote1

I would like to acknowledge my debt to the incisive commentary and suggestions for revision provided by Angelaki's anonymous reviewer – also to be thanked are Bruce Robbins and Dennis Patterson for their invaluable criticisms of earlier versions of this manuscript. Most of all, I wish to thank Derek Attridge, who has contributed his wisdom and patience to the idea presented here from its beginnings.

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