Hum2305 t - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

John Rawls(Author: Samuel Freeman Text: Original Position) Author: Samuel Freeman Text: The Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy Was a professor at Harvard and his book is considered to be one of the most influential books in modern political philosophy.Central feature of John Rawls's social contract account of justice, "justice as fairness. It is designed to be a fair and impartial point of view that is to be adopted in our reasoning about fundamental principles of justice. Veil of Ig...

John Rawls(Author: Samuel Freeman Text: Original Position) Author: Samuel Freeman Text: The Stanford Encyclopedia of philosophy Was a professor at Harvard and his book is considered to be one of the most influential books in modern political philosophy.Central feature of John Rawls's social contract account of justice, "justice as fairness. It is designed to be a fair and impartial point of view that is to be adopted in our reasoning about fundamental principles of justice. Veil of Ig...