Rawlsian

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A follower of the theories of John Rawls.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or influenced by John Rawls (1921–2002), American moral and political philosopher.

    "People differ on whether they care about fairness at all, and when they do care about fairness the notion of fairness they employ differes widely, ranging from Rawlsian (Leontief) to Utilitarian (perfect substitutes)."

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"People differ on whether they care about fairness at all, and when they do care about fairness the notion of fairness they employ differes widely, ranging from Rawlsian (Leontief) to Utilitarian (perfect substitutes)."

Etymology

From Rawls + -ian.

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