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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... basis of equality ; and $$ 78–79 on autonomy and social union , $ 82 on the priority of liberty , and $$ 85–86 on the unity of the self and congruence , all in Chapter IX . Adding these sections to the others still comes to considerably ...
... basis for individual duties and obligations . Their objections led me to eliminate much of this topic and to simplify the treatment of this part of the theory . David Diamond objected forcefully to my discussion of equality ...
... Basis of Expectations 90 16. Relevant Social Positions 95 17. The Tendency to Equality 100 18. Principles for Individuals : The Principle of Fairness 108 19. Principles for Individuals : The Natural Duties 114 CHAPTER III . THE ORIGINAL ...
... Basis of Equality 504 CHAPTER IX . THE GOOD OF JUSTICE 513 78. Autonomy and Objectivity 513 79. The Idea of Social Union 520 80. The Problem of Envy 530 81. Envy and Equality 534 82. The Grounds for the Priority of Liberty 541 83 ...
... basis for the systematic grasp of these more pressing problems . The discussion of civil disobedience , for example , depends upon it ( 8 $ 55–59 ) . At least , I shall assume that a deeper understanding can be gained in no other way ...