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Rawls's theory of justice  

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  • A Theory of Justice In A Theory of Justice Rawls argues that the primary task of social and political institutions is the preservation and enhancement of social justice, which he understands to include both principles of individual liberty and principles of well-being or welfare. Rawls tries to develop a procedure called the original position that would yield principles of justice. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society; Rawls's Theory of Justice]

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