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A Theory of Justice by Rawls, John, 1921-2002 is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A Theory of Justice about?

This Volume Is A Widely-read Book Of Political Philosophy And Ethics. Arguing For A Principled Reconciliation Of Liberty And Equality, It Attempts To Solve The Problem Of Distributive Justice (this Concerns What Is Considered To Be Socially Just With Respect To The Allocation Of Goods In A Society). The Resultant Theory Is Known As Justice As Fairness, From Which The Author Derives His Two Famous Principles Of Justice. The First Of These Two Principles Is Known As The Equal Liberty Principle. The Second Principle Is Split Into Two Parts; The First, Known As Fair Equality Of Opportunity, Asserts That Justice Should Not Benefit Those With Advantageous Social Contingencies; While The Second, Reflecting The Idea That Inequality Is Only Justified If It Is To The Advantage Of Those Who Are Less Well-off, Is Known As The Difference Principle. Part 1: Theory -- Chapter 1: Justice As Fairness -- Role Of Justice -- Subject Of Justice -- Main Idea Of The Theory Of Justice -- Original Position And Justification -- Classical Utilitarianism -- Some Related Contrasts -- Intuitionism -- Priority Problem -- Some Remarks About Moral Theory -- Chapter 2: Principles Of Justice -- Institutions And Form

Who reads A Theory of Justice?

Author

Rawls, John, 1921-2002

Publisher

The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press

Published

1971

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674880146

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Political Science, Fiction, Philosophy

Rating

3.91 / 5 (136 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14