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A Theory of Justice by John Rawls

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Author Biography

Name: John Rawls
Birth Date: February 21, 1921
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: political philosopher

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Biography of John Rawls
1046 words, approx. 3.5 pages
The American philosopher John Rawls (born 1921) was one of the most important political philosophers in the late 20th century. His A Theory of Justice developed principles of justice for a liberal society and challenged utilitarian political philosophy....
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Biography of John (Bordley) Rawls
5864 words, approx. 19.5 pages
John Rawls was, by any reasonable standard, the most influential political theorist of the twentieth century. Despite this status, he maintained an uncommon humility, as his sole autobiographical statement, quoted in Steve Pyke's Philosophers (1995), dem...


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Rawlsian Justice : Economics Topics
102 words, approx. 1 pages
1 A revival of social contract theory with general application to basic social and political institutions. 2 Anti-meritocratic EGALITARIANISM. 3 A non-utilitarian approach to justice. The view that justice is ‘fairness’ is based on two...
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Rawlsian Difference Principle : Economics Topics
68 words, approx. 1 pages
The toleration of inequalities only if it is to the advantage of the worse off through making that person as well off as possible in terms of rights, freedoms, opportunities, income and wealth. Also, inequalities must provide economic incentives to...
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A Theory of Justice Information
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A Theory of Justice is a widely-read book of political and moral philosophy by John Rawls. It was originally published in 1971 and revised in both 1975 (for the translated editions) and 1999. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls attempts to solve the problem...


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The Review of Metaphysics
Modern Theories of Justice.(Review)
09/01/1998: 947 words, approx. 3 pages
Kolm, Serge-Christophe. Modern Theories of Justice. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1996. ix + 525 pp. Cloth, $40.00--Modern Theories of Justice is a synopsis of views developed by distinguished French economist and philosopher Serge-Christophe Kolm in over four decades of investigation into the foundations of...
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Social Theory and Practice
Justice, desert, and ideal theory.
09/22/1997: 11,092 words, approx. 37 pages
The claim that a person gets what he deserves is widely accepted, but the nature of justice in relation to desert becomes controversial as more details emerge. Rawls is commonly understood to have rejected desert, but this consensus view is mistaken. Rawls does reject...
 


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"Justice and Fairness"
1,018 words, approx. 3 pages
Explores the subject of justice and fairness in relation to philosopher John Rawls. References his book his book `Justice as Fairness,' which gives a lengthy description of the primary subject of justice, which states that it is "The way in which the major social institutions describe fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of advantages from social co operations."


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