Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

Rawls on Justice

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John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice (1971) changed the face of modern political philosophy by reinventing the question of what constitutes fairness. From ‘the veil of ignorance’ to ‘reflective equilibrium’ it introduced new ways of thinking about the problem of justice along with new problems for thinking about politics. David discusses Rawls’s influence on what happened next. Recommended version to buy - Michael Sandel, Liberalism and the Limits of Justice (1982, 1998)  - Susan Moller Okin, Justice, Gender, and the Family (1989) - Katrina Forrester, In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy (2019) - [Audio]: 'John Rawls' A Theory of Justice,' BBC Radio 3, Arts & Ideas   

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