Rawls Versus Utilitarianism

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-5-1972

ISSN

0022-362X

Publisher

Journal of Philosophy, Inc

Language

en-US

Abstract

In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls develops and defends a conception of justice that is centered on such notions as liberty and reciprocity. I am sympathetic to the general style of argument suggested by Rawls, but in this paper I wish to pay his specific arguments the respect they deserve by airing some serious reservations. I agree with Rawls that utilitarianism is the single most important type of theory with which he must contend, and I shall concentrate on Rawls's arguments to show the superiority of his principles to utilitarianism.

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