Boston Review celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Rawls' Theory of Justice with essays on Rawls' work, exploring everything from baseball to free markets to heath care to Trump.

https://bostonreview.net/reading-lists-philosophy-religion/joshua-cohen-boston-review-rawls-100

created by drinka40tonight on 21/02/2021 at 20:33 UTC

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Comment by [deleted] at 21/02/2021 at 23:45 UTC

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How about this, I remember something from college, nice

Comment by BracesForImpact at 22/02/2021 at 02:13 UTC

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Well, today, I learned something. I am a fan of Rawls, to an extent. I read some of his more famous works, studies him on my own in philosophy, always had some interest regarding him, etc.

For some reason, I always thought he was black.

Then I remembered who I was actually picturing when I thought of John Rawls. I was thinking of Lou Rawls.

Comment by stewieatb at 22/02/2021 at 00:07 UTC

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I need a theory, A Theory of Justice, A model for each liberal democracy, That balances freedom with equality

I'll think of a theory, A Theory of Justice, Something progressive for everyone's sake, A genuine intellectual earthquake

Comment by remi816 at 22/02/2021 at 02:17 UTC

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Rawls’ daughter was my sociology professor. Amazing woman. She never disclosed the relation. Asked males in class to wear red high heels first day to explore social norms. Not related to the content but cool story for those Rawls fans.

Comment by puncheonjudy at 22/02/2021 at 08:04 UTC

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Am I a basic philosophical bitch for loving Rawls' work so much?

Comment by atlwellwell at 21/02/2021 at 21:01 UTC

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I hear his name all the time on Philosophy Bites pod

Comment by Dog_man_star1517 at 21/02/2021 at 23:02 UTC

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Read a lot of him and Nozick

Comment by damifynoU at 22/02/2021 at 01:29 UTC

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Wait, what's wrong with heath??

Comment by OrdinaryEdu at 23/02/2021 at 20:58 UTC

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Three books from my postgraduate in ethics, for the exam of political philosophy: J. Rawls, *A Theory of Justice* (1972), R. Nozick, *Anarchy, State, and Utopia* (1974), R. Dworkin, *Taking Rights Seriously* (1977)

Comment by OrdinaryEdu at 24/02/2021 at 08:18 UTC

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"Difference Principle", John Rawls. Empty guns - Sex Pistols? No, not the punk.

Philosophy of law: H.L.A. Hart, *The Concept of Law* (1961, 1994), and... J. Feinberg, "The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law", *Harm to Others* (1984)