Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
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Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Justice as Fairness: A Restatement canonical | 4 |
| justice as fairness | 2 |
| 2001: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement Context triple: [John Rawls, notableWork, Justice as Fairness: A Restatement]
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A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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C.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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D.
The Law of Peoples
The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
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E.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement Target entity description: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
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A.
A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice is a landmark work of political philosophy that develops a liberal theory of justice based on the principles that would be chosen behind a “veil of ignorance” in an original position of equality.
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B.
The Idea of Justice
The Idea of Justice is a philosophical work by Amartya Sen that critiques traditional theories of justice and proposes a comparative, realization-focused approach grounded in public reasoning and human capabilities.
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C.
Foundations of Natural Right
Foundations of Natural Right is a seminal philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops a theory of law, rights, and the state grounded in his transcendental idealism.
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D.
The Law of Peoples
The Law of Peoples is a work of political philosophy by John Rawls that extends his theory of justice to the international realm, outlining principles for a just and stable society of liberal and decent peoples.
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E.
Two Concepts of Liberty
Two Concepts of Liberty is Isaiah Berlin’s influential 1958 essay that distinguishes between and analyzes the political and philosophical implications of “negative” and “positive” liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| addresses |
priority of the right over the good
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role of public reason ⓘ stability of a just society ⓘ |
| aimsAt | well-ordered society ⓘ |
| author | John Rawls ⓘ |
| basedOn |
justice as fairness
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linked to:
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
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| clarifies | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasizes | freestanding political conception of justice ⓘ |
| follows | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
| framework | social contract framework ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
basic liberties
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overlapping consensus ⓘ primary goods ⓘ public justification ⓘ reasonable pluralism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kantian moral philosophy
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liberal egalitarianism ⓘ social contract tradition ⓘ |
| influences |
contemporary political philosophy
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debates on distributive justice ⓘ liberal egalitarian theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| presents | two principles of justice ⓘ |
| subject |
basic structure of society
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constitutional democracy ⓘ difference principle ⓘ distributive justice ⓘ fair equality of opportunity ⓘ original position ⓘ political liberalism ⓘ public reason ⓘ social contract theory ⓘ theory of justice ⓘ veil of ignorance ⓘ |
| systematizes |
justice as fairness
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linked to:
Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
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| updates | A Theory of Justice ⓘ |
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Subject: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement Description of subject: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement is a later work by philosopher John Rawls that clarifies, updates, and systematizes his theory of justice originally presented in A Theory of Justice.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
linked to: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
linked to: Justice as Fairness: A Restatement
subject linked to:
1993: Political Liberalism
subject linked to:
John