Meaning of Rawlsian | Babel Free

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Of, relating to, or influenced by John Rawls (1921–2002), American moral and political philosopher.

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“People differ⟳ on whether they care about fairness at all, and when they do care about fairness the notion of fairness they employ⟳ differes widely, ranging from Rawlsian (Leontief) to Utilitarian (perfect substitutes).”

“From behind the Rawlsian veil, consumption and leisure interact with mortality to determine⟳ expected utility.”

“After my first paper on Rawlsian justice—modeling what that justice would look⟳ like⟳ in an extremely simple kind of economy—a large part of my work⟳ took up for some time questions about a Rawlsian economy with capital, overlapping generations, and some principle for determining the national saving.”

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