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🗓️ 5 September 2024
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss A Theory of Justice by John Rawls (1921 - 2002) which has been called the most influential book in twentieth century political philosophy. It was first published in 1971. Rawls drew on his own experience in WW2 and saw the chance in its aftermath to build a new society, one founded on personal liberty and fair equality of opportunity. While in that just society there could be inequalities, Rawls’ radical idea was that those inequalities must be to the greatest advantage not to the richest but to the worst off.
With
Fabienne Peter Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick
Martin O’Neill Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of York
And
Jonathan Wolff The Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and Fellow of Wolfson College
Producer: Simon Tillotson
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0:58.2 | Hello, A Theory of Justice by John Rawls has been called The most influential book in 20th century political philosophy. |
1:06.0 | Rawls, 1921 to 2002, drew on his own experience in World War II and saw the chance in its aftermath to build a new society |
1:14.7 | founded on personal liberty and fair equality of opportunity. And while in |
1:20.4 | that just society there could be inequalities, Rawl's radical idea was that those |
1:24.5 | inequalities must be of the greatest advantage not to the richest but to the worst of |
1:29.1 | with me to discuss Rawl's theory of justice are Fabian Peter, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, |
1:36.3 | Martin and Neil, Professor of Political of Philosophy at the University of York, |
1:40.0 | and Jonathan Wolf, the Alfred Londick, a professor of values and public policy at the |
1:44.0 | Bhabatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and fellow Wolfston College. |
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