This work proposes that citizens ought to be afforded the most extensive basic liberties that do not interfere with the provision of the same for others, and that social and economic inequality ought to be arranged to ensure the greatest benefit to the most disadvantaged members of society, the "maximin" principle.
John Harsanyi suggested that Bayesian reasoning was superior to the principle outlined in this work for its greater ability to accomodate uncertainty. This work proposes that citizens ought to be afforded the most extensive basic liberties that do not interfere with the provision of the same for others, and that social and economic inequality ought to be arranged to ensure the greatest benefit to the most disadvantaged members of society, the "maximin" principle. This work and suggests that policy decisions ought to be made by assuming the "original position," which operates behind the "veil of ignorance," and was attacked in Anarchy, State, and Utopia. For 10 points, name this work by John Rawls.
John Harsanyi suggested that Bayesian reasoning was superior to the principle outlined in this work for its greater ability to accomodate uncertainty.
A {Theory of Justice}