John Rawls

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American political philosopher

Why Is John Rawls Influential?

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According to Wikipedia, John Bordley Rawls was an American moral, legal and political philosopher in the liberal tradition. Rawls received both the Schock Prize for Logic and Philosophy and the National Humanities Medal in 1999, the latter presented by President Bill Clinton, in recognition of how Rawls's work "revived the disciplines of political and ethical philosophy with his argument that a society in which the most fortunate help the least fortunate is not only a moral society but a logical one".

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John Rawls's Published Works

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What Are John Rawls's Academic Contributions?

John Rawls is most known for their academic work in the field of philosophy. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and education.

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