《A THEORY OF JUSTICE》

Part One. Theory3

CHAPTER 1. JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS3

1. The Role of Justice3

2. The Subject of Justice7

3. The Main Idea of the Theory of Justice11

4. The Original Position and Justification17

5. Classicai Utilitarianism22

6. Some Related Contrasts27

7. Intuitionism34

8. The Priority Problem40

9. Some Remarks about Moral Theory46

CHAPTER Ⅱ. THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE54

10. Institutions and Formal Justice54

11. Two Principles of Justice60

12. Interpretations of the Second Principle65

13. Democratic Equality and the Difference Principle75

14. Fair Equality of Opportunity and Pure Procedural Justice83

15. Primary Social Goods as the Basis of Expectations90

16. Relevant Social Positions95

17. The Tendency to Equality100

18. Principles for Individuals: The Principle of Fairness108

19. Principles for Individuals: The Natural Duties114

CHAPTER Ⅲ. THE ORIGINAL POSITION118

20. The Nature of the Argument for Conceptions of Justice118

21. The Presentation of Alternatives122

22. The Circumstances of Justice126

23. The Formal Constraints of the Concept of Right130

24. The Veil of Ignorance136

25. The Rationality of the Parties142

26. The Reasoning Leading to the Two Principles of Justice150

27. The Reasoning Leading to the Principle of Average Utility161

28. Some Difficulties with the Average Principle167

29. The Main Grounds for the Two Principles of Justice175

30. Classical Utilitarianism, Impartiality, and Benevolence183

Part Two. Institutions195

CHAPTER Ⅳ. EQUAL LIBERTY195

31. The Four-Stage Sequence195

32. The Concept of Liberty201

33. Equal Liberty of Conscience205

34. Toleration and the Common Interest211

35. Toleration of the Intolerant216

36. Political Justice and the Constitution221

37. Limitations on the Principle of Participation228

38. The Rule of Law235

39. The Priority of Liberty Defined243

40. The Kantian Interpretation of Justice as Fairness251

CHAPTER Ⅴ. DISTRIBUTIVE SHARES258

41. The Concept of Justice in Political Economy258

42. Some Remarks about Economic Systems265

43. Background Institutions for Distributive Justice274

44. The Problem of Justice between Generations284

45. Time Preference293

46. Further Cases of Priority298

47. The Precepts of Justice303

48. Legitimate Expectations and Moral Desert310

49. Comparison with Mixed Conceptions315

50. The Principle of Perfection325

CHAPTER Ⅵ. DUTY AND OBLIGATION333

51. The Arguments for the Principles of Natural Duty333

52. The Arguments for the Principle of Fairness342

53. The Duty To Comply with an Unjust Law350

54. The Status of Majority Rule356

55. The Definition of Civil Disobedience363

56. The Definition of Conscientious Refusal368

57. The Justification of Civil Disobedience371

58. The Justification of Conscientious Refusal377

59. The Role of Civil Disobedience382

Part Three. Ends395

CHAPTER Ⅶ. GOODNESS AS RATIONALITY395

60. The Need for a Theory of the Good395

61. The Definition of Good for Simpler Cases399

62. A Note on Meaning404

63. The Definition of Good for Plans of Life407

64. Deliberative Rationality416

65. The Aristotelian Principle424

66. The Definition of Good Applied to Persons433

67. Self-Respect, Excellences, and Shame440

68. Several Contrasts between the Right and the Good446

CHAPTER Ⅷ. THE SENSE OF JUSTICE453

69. The Concept of a Well-Ordered Society453

70. The Morality of Authority462

71. The Morality of Association467

72. The Morality of Principles472

73. Features of the Moral Sentiments479

74. The Connection between Moral and Natural Attitudes485

75. The Principles of Moral Psychology490

76. The Problem of Relative Stability496

77. The Basis of Equality504

CHAPTER Ⅸ. THE GOOD OF JUSTICE513

78. Autonomy and Objectivity513

79. The Idea of Social Union520

80. The Problem of Envy530

81. Envy and Equality534

82. The Grounds for the Priority of Liberty541

83. Happiness and Dominant Ends548

84. Hedonism as a Method of Choice554

85. The Unity of the Self560

86. The Good of the Sense of Justice567

87. Concluding Remarks on Justification577

Index589