Before his death in 2002, Rawls was arguably the foremost proponent of “distributive justice.” In A Theory of Justice, he offered a thought experiment. Imagine you and a group of other people ...

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John Rawls is undoubtedly one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, and his A Theory of Justice is an essential reference point for academic debates in moral and ...

John Rawls has developed one the most comprehensive social contractarian systems of justice. Any contractarian theory faces the problem of how to get the contracting parties to form preferences for ...

151, No. 2, Spring 2022 Toward a Theory of Justice for Artificia... This essay explores the relationship between artificial intelligence and principles of distributive justice. Drawing upon the ...

As Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the cabal of plutocratic billionaires that the President calls his cabinet pursue their ...

Rousseau, Discourse on the Origins of Inequality and The Social Contract, J S Mill, Utilitarianism, The Subjection of Women, and On Liberty, Hegel, The Philosophy of Right, Marx, Selected Writings (Ed ...

Priority is given to students on the MSc in Political Theory; students from outside this programme may not get a place. The course offers a critical analysis of key debates about justice which have ...

John Rawls’ theory of justice as fairness emphasizes the importance of impartial decision-making, untainted by personal biases or interests. Rawls’ concept of the “original position ...