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A Theory of Justice

John Rawls · first published 1971

Mentioned 4 time(s) by 4 guest(s): 0 recommend, 1 critical.

  1. Cass Sunstein on Conversations with Tyler (2025-11-26): mention

    “…a theory of justice came not when he was terribly young, and political liberalism came…”

    Cass Sunstein on Liberalism and Rights in the Age of AI (Ep. 262)

  2. Tyler Cowen on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-10-17): critique

    “…there are many sleights of hand in A Theory of Justice, not just the problem…”

    Economist Tyler Cowen says our overwhelming priorities should be maximising economic growth and making civilisation more stable. Is he right?

  3. Will MacAskill on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-01-19): mention

    “…The big change really happened in the early 70s with John Rawls publishing A Theory of Justice.…”

    Will MacAskill fears our descendants will probably see us as moral monsters. What should we do about that?

  4. Martha Nussbaum on EconTalk (2017-07-10): mention

    “…devoted a long discussion to envy in The Theory of Justice.…”

    Martha Nussbaum on Alexander Hamilton