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In this introductory chapter I sketch some of the main ideas of the theory of justice I wish to develop. The exposition is informal and intended to prepare the way for the more detailed . Since it appeared in , John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. This revised edition clears up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book. the Theory of Justice My aim is to present a conception of justice which generalizes and carries to a higher level of abstraction the familiar theory of the social con-tract as found, say, in Locke, Rousseau, and Kant.1 In order to do this we are not to think of 1. As the text suggests, I shall regard Locke's Second Treatise. Nov 17, · This volume is a widely-read book of political philosophy and ethics. Arguing for a principled reconciliation of liberty and equality, it attempts to solve the problem of distributive justice (this concerns what is considered to be socially just with respect to the allocation of goods in a society). In this introductory chapter I sketch some of the main ideas of the theory of justice I wish to develop. The exposition is informal and intended to prepare the way for the more detailed arguments that follow. Unavoidably there is some overlap between this and later discussions. In this introductory chapter I sketch some of the main ideas of the theory of justice I wish to develop. The exposition is informal and intended to prepare the way for the more detailed arguments that follow. Unavoidably there is some overlap between this and later discussions. Sep 26, · A theory of justice by Rawls, John, Publication date Topics Justice Publisher Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press Pdf_module_version Ppi This book is a revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in by Harvard University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rawls, John, – A theory of justice / John Rawls. — Rev. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN (cloth: alk. paper). — ISBN (paper.