John Rawls (1921–2002) – American political and social philosopher, author of the theory of justice as fairness. A Theory of Justice (1971) reshaped twentieth-century political philosophy and remains a central reference point for debates on the just distribution of goods.
Texts in the „Archive”
The Justification System of John Rawls’s Theory of Justice
Wojciech Ciszewski · Issue 1(6)/2013
An analysis of how Rawls justifies his theory of justice – from the original position and the veil of ignorance to reflective equilibrium.
See also the Law and Morality collection.