John rawls -an American moral and political philosopher

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John rawls -an American moral and political philosopher By: emily, sean, kentish

Background information American and Moral Philosopher One of the most influential philosophers of modern time Noted for his contribution to his liberal political philosophy Rawlsianism Attempts to determine social justice Best Known Work: A Theory of Justice

Beliefs Believed in fairness and justice 2 principles of justice… 1st principle of justice: “Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty and compatible with a similar liberty for others” Freedom of speech Liberty Pursuit of happiness

Beliefs 2nd principle of justice: “they are to be of the greatest benefit to the least-advantaged members of society, consistent with the just savings principle” (the difference principle) “offices and positions must be open to everyone under conditions of fair equality of opportunity” also believes that inequalities can be just as long as they are to the benefit of the least advantaged (difference principle) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPWpvpgZY9g (add video)

Main idea The law of peoples The Law of Peoples: a foreign policy that guides a liberal society in its interactions with other societies Two main ideas of John Rawls are: 1) The great evils of human history follow from political injustice 2) Once the most profound forms of political injustice are eliminated, these great evils will eventually disappear

Wenar, Leif. "John Rawls. " Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Wenar, Leif. "John Rawls." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford University, 25 Mar. 2008. Web. 03 Apr. 2017. Works cited