When1: 1971
When2: 1993
Who: John Rawls [Rawls, John]
What: philosopher
Where: USA
works\ Theory of Justice [1971]; Political Liberalism [1993]
Detail: He lived 1921 to ?.
Epistemology
Intuitive judgments about cases build up principles, to compare to judgments, to converge on principles {reflective equilibrium}.
Ethics
If people do not know about life, culture, or themselves, they have equal concern for all.
Politics
Justice depends on fairness and equality in all social and economic areas. People should have equal liberty and maximum liberty. People should have equal opportunity. However, society should allow inequalities in jobs and power if poor become richer than when everyone is equal {difference principle}. Rights are more important than goods.
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