Liberalism: Key thinker No.4 John Rawls

This short video has a very clear explanation of the 'Veil of ignorance' part of Rawls' theory of justice.

The first part of this video explains Rawls idea of the 'original position' and the 'veil of ignorance' to show the significance of his ideas for justifying modern liberal approaches to the 'enabling state'.

The second part contrasts Rawls with neo-liberal, Robert Nozick.

This is a longer listen, with an explanation of Rawls' three main principles of justice: liberty, fairness and difference.

Rawls and Justice - Extension 20

Justice and Rawls.pdf

This article from Politics Review looks at Rawls' approach to justice in more detail.

#112: Liberalism and John Rawls, with Katrina Forrester | The Prospect Interview on acastBrexit, Trump, international protests, the era of the “strongman”: Is liberalism really in crisis, or will it come out of this historical era changed, but essentially unscathed? Political theorist Katrina Forrester joins the Prospect podcast to talk about liberalism past and present, and the thought of icon of 20th century liberalism, John Rawls. Katrina’s book, In the Shadow of Justice: Postwar Liberalism and the Remaking of Political Philosophy is published by Princeton University Press. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BBC Radio 4 - A History of Ideas, Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the Veil of IgnoranceAngie Hobbs, Leif Wenar and David Runciman debate and explore the ideas of John Rawls.

Episode 137 – John Rawls – A Theory of JusticeJohn Rawls - A Theory of Justice On this episode, we begin our discussion on the work of John Rawls. See the full transcript of this episode here. This show is made possible by your generosity. Thank you for anything you can do. Support on Patreon Contribute What You Want

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Free Thinking - John Rawls's A Theory of Justice - BBC SoundsAnne McElvoy and guests re-read this 1971 work of political philosophy about inequality.

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