A Theory of Justice


 

A Theory of Justice is a book of political and moral philosophy by John Rawls. It was originally published in 1971 and revised in 1975 (for the translated editions) and in 1999. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls lays out his own moral theory, called "Justice as Fairness", and his two famous principles of justice, the liberty principle and the difference principle.

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Political - Moral philosophy - John Rawls - 1971 - 1975 - 1999

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Introduction
Objective
The "Original Position"
The First Principle of Justice
The Second Principle of Justice
Relationship to Rawls's Later Work
Critics of A Theory of Justice
Bibliography
Related topics
External links

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