

Background Institutions for Distributive Justice The Concept of Justice in Political Economy The Kantian Interpretation of Justice as Fairness Limitations on the Principle of Participation Classical Utilitarianism, Impartiality, and Benevolence Some Main Grounds for the Two Principles of Justice Some Difficulties with the Average Principle The Reasoning Leading to the Principle of Average Utility The Reasoning Leading to the Two Principles of Justice The Formal Constraints of the Concept of Right The Nature of the Argument for Conceptions of Justice Principles for Individuals: The Natural Duties Principles for Individuals: The Principle of Fairness Primary Social Goods as the Basis of Expectations Fair Equality of Opportunity and Pure Procedural Justice Democratic Equality and the Difference Principle

Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971 The second principle is split into two parts the first, known as fair equality of opportunity, asserts that justice should not benefit those with advantageous social contingencies while the second, reflecting the idea that inequality is only justified if it is to the advantage of those who are less well-off, is known as the difference principle.Īmerican Political Science Association Benjamin E. The first of these two principles is known as the equal liberty principle. The resultant theory is known as "Justice as Fairness", from which the author derives his two famous principles of justice. Arguing for a principled reconciliation of liberty and equality, it attempts to solve the problem of distributive justice (this concerns what is considered to be socially just with respect to the allocation of goods in a society). This volume is a widely-read book of political philosophy and ethics. Includes bibliographical references and index. Saved in: Bibliographic Details Author / Creator:Ĭambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971.
