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Rawls's Focus: Justice
- Rawls's focus is on building a coherent picture of justice, not deconstructing it.
- He aims to define a fair society, unlike Hobbes, who prioritized order and safety.
Rawls's War Experience
- Rawls, despite being an academic at Harvard, was not detached from real-world issues.
- He fought in WWII and witnessed cruelty, influencing his pursuit of a just society.
Beyond Utilitarianism and Intuitionism
- Rawls sought a middle ground between utilitarianism and intuitionism in defining justice.
- He believed both approaches were flawed, one reducing people to units, the other to prejudice.