Justice as Impartiality
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Justice as Impartiality is a work of political philosophy that develops a theory of justice grounded in fair, unbiased principles that all rational individuals could accept.
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| Justice as Impartiality canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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work of political philosophy ⓘ |
| addresses |
democracy
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distributive justice ⓘ equality ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ rights ⓘ |
| arguesFor |
constraints on self-interest imposed by impartial moral reasoning
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priority of justice over efficiency ⓘ public justification of political principles ⓘ |
| author | Brian Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
fairness is determined from a standpoint that abstracts from individuals’ particular interests
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impartiality is the core moral idea underlying a just social order ⓘ justice requires that no one be advantaged or disadvantaged by arbitrary factors ⓘ principles of justice must be justifiable to all rational individuals under conditions of impartiality ⓘ reasonable disagreement among citizens must be accommodated within a just framework ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
libertarianism
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purely aggregative conceptions of social welfare ⓘ utilitarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
A Theory of Justice
NERFINISHED
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David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ John Rawls NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Hobbes NERFINISHED ⓘ rational choice theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
legal theorists
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political philosophers ⓘ students of political theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
impartiality
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political liberalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ theory of justice ⓘ |
| normativeStance |
egalitarian
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liberal ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
neutrality
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public reason ⓘ reasonable pluralism ⓘ veil of ignorance ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A Theory of Justice
NERFINISHED
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Political Liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
egalitarian liberalism
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redistributive social policies ⓘ welfare state institutions ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
contractarianism
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social contract theory ⓘ |
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