In Anglo-American academic political philosophy, the publication of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice in 1971 is considered a milestone. Rawls used a thought experiment, the original position, in which representative parties choose principles of justice for the basic structure of society from behind a veil of ignorance. Rawls also offered a criticism of utilitarian approaches to questions of political justice. Robert Nozick's 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia, which won a National Book Award, responded to Rawls from a libertarian perspective and gained academic respectability for libertarian viewpoints.
In Anglo - American academic political philosophy , the publication of John Rawls 's A Theory of Justice in 1971 is considered a milestone . Rawls used a thought experiment , the original position , in which representative parties choose principles of justice for the basic structure of society from behind a veil of ignorance . Rawls also offered a criticism of utilitarian approaches to questions of political justice . Robert Nozick 's 1974 book Anarchy , State , and Utopia , which won a National Book Award , responded to Rawls from a libertarian perspective and gained academic respectability for libertarian viewpoints .
When was A Theory of Justice published?
When was A Theory of Justice published ?
1971
1971