A Theory of Justice: Original EditionJohn Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition—justice as fairness—and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. “Each person,” writes Rawls, “possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.” Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls’s theory is as powerful today as it was when first published. |
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... aims and purposes a shared conception of justice establishes the bonds of civic friendship ; the general desire for justice limits the pursuit of other ends . One may think of a public conception of justice as constituting the ...
... aims of a perfectly just society is the fundamental part of the theory of justice . Now admittedly the concept of the basic structure is somewhat vague . It is not always clear which institutions or features thereof should be included ...
Original Edition John Rawls. They are to presume that even their spiritual aims may be opposed , in the way that the aims of those of different religions may be opposed . Moreover , the concept of rationality must be interpreted as far ...
... aims , and it provides a framework of rights and opportunities and the means of satisfaction within and by the use of which these ends may be equitably pursued . The priority of justice is accounted for , in part , by holding that the ...
... aims , and the existing institutional setup , the precepts of fair wages , just taxation , and so on will receive their due emphasis . In order to achieve greater efficiency and equity , one may follow a policy which has the effect of ...