A Theory of Justice
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What’s it about?
What if you had to design a fair society without knowing your place in it? John Rawls's veil of ignorance thought experiment yields two principles that challenge our assumptions about justice, liberty, and inequality.
You’ll learn
- How the veil of ignorance ensures impartiality
- Why basic liberties can't be traded for wealth
- The radical idea that inequality must benefit the worst off
- How to critique society from the least advantaged perspective