The primary subject of justice is the basic structure of society, or more exactly, the way in which the major social institutions distribute fundamental rights and duties and determine the division of advantages from social cooperation.
— John Rawls Contemporary

Theory of justice

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'A Theory of Justice', Section 2

Date / Period

1971

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Controversial

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https://books.google.com/books?id=7-QoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA6

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