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| + | "the aim of the present inquiry, namely, to describe a decision procedure whereby principles, by means of which we may justify specific moral decisions, may themselves be shown to be justifiable."--"[[Outline of a Decision Procedure for Ethics]]” (1951) by John Rawls | ||
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| - | '''John Bordley Rawls''' (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an [[American philosopher]] and a leading figure in [[moral philosophy|moral]] and [[political philosophy]]. He held the [[James Bryant Conant]] [[Harvard University Professor|University Professorship]] at [[Harvard University|Harvard]]. His ''[[magnum opus]]'' ''[[A Theory of Justice]]'' (1971) is now regarded as "one of the primary texts in political philosophy." | + | |
| + | '''John Bordley Rawls''' (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American [[moral philosophy|moral]] and [[political philosophy|political]] philosopher | ||
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| + | His ''[[Masterpiece|magnum opus]]'', ''[[A Theory of Justice]]'' (1971), was said at the time of its publication to be "the most important work in moral philosophy since the end of [[World War II]]" and is now regarded as "one of the primary texts in political philosophy". His work in political philosophy, dubbed Rawlsianism, takes as its starting point the argument that "the most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position". Rawls attempts to determine the principles of [[social justice]] by employing a number of [[thought experiment]]s such as the famous [[original position]] in which everyone is impartially situated as equals behind a [[veil of ignorance (philosophy)|veil of ignorance]]. He is one of the major thinkers in the tradition of liberal political philosophy. According to English philosopher [[Jonathan Wolff (philosopher)|Jonathan Wolff]], John Rawls was the most important political philosopher of the 20th century. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * ''[[Anarchy, State, and Utopia]]'' | ||
| + | * [[List of American philosophers]] | ||
| + | * [[List of liberal theorists]] | ||
| + | * [[Philosophy of economics]] | ||
| + | * ''[[A Theory of Justice: The Musical!]]'' | ||
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John Bordley Rawls (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American moral and political philosopher
His magnum opus, A Theory of Justice (1971), was said at the time of its publication to be "the most important work in moral philosophy since the end of World War II" and is now regarded as "one of the primary texts in political philosophy". His work in political philosophy, dubbed Rawlsianism, takes as its starting point the argument that "the most reasonable principles of justice are those everyone would accept and agree to from a fair position". Rawls attempts to determine the principles of social justice by employing a number of thought experiments such as the famous original position in which everyone is impartially situated as equals behind a veil of ignorance. He is one of the major thinkers in the tradition of liberal political philosophy. According to English philosopher Jonathan Wolff, John Rawls was the most important political philosopher of the 20th century.
See also
- Anarchy, State, and Utopia
- List of American philosophers
- List of liberal theorists
- Philosophy of economics
- A Theory of Justice: The Musical!
