THE PHILOSOPHY OF JOHN RAWLS
NAME OF THE PHILOSOPHER
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JOHN RAWLS
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BRANCH
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
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APPROACH
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SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY
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PHILOSOPHY
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1.
We all want to further our own interests
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To do this we need to work together
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This requires rules
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Rules that are fair and just must apply equally to all, ignoring social
status.
5.
The principles of justice should be chosen behind a veil of ignorance.
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GIST
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The principles of justice should be chosen behind
a veil of ignorance.
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KEY WORKS
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1971 A Theory of Justice
1993 Political Liberalism
1999 The Law of Peoples
2000 Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy
2001 Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
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