American political philosopher whose A Theory of Justice (1971) proposed justice as fairness: principles of justice that free and equal citizens would agree to from behind a hypothetical veil of ignorance concealing their own position in society. One of the most influential works of liberal political philosophy of the twentieth century. He died in 2002.
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Liberalism, Ideologies A Theory of Justice reworked the social contract into the leading twentieth century statement of egalitarian liberalism.
Source John Rawls (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Rawls
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1. John Rawls - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
intro: 'one of the most influential modern liberal political philosophers'View the Source 2. John Rawls (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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He died in 2002.
- Advocated: Liberalism
View the Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Rawls
Internet Encyclopedia of PhilosophyDrafted: Political Liberalism, Page textQuote, Drafted: Political Liberalism, Page text
In Political Liberalism [ PL ] (1993), he recast the role of political philosophy, accommodating it to the effectively permanent “reasonable pluralism” of religious, philosophical, and other comprehensive doctrines or worldviews that characterize modern societies.
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