The
Answer is false, because Rawls- Paradigmatic Shift: A Theory of Justice
Rawls' goal: to replace intuitionism with a theory of
rational choice
Reject utilitarianism, which would leave individual rights
vulnerable and thus be irrational
Rawls' substantive theory: a well-ordered society is governed
by two principles
1. The equal liberty principle
2. The difference principle: social goods are to be
distributed equally unless some earn
Rawls' methodological contribution: Political theory can
validate universal norms.
His two principles are the rational choice of everyone who
accepts certain compelling assumptions in an Original Position like
• Humans seek autonomy
• Everyone is shrouded in a "veil of ignorance"
• Everyone adopts a "maximin" conception of
rationality
