A theory of Justice: Revised Edition

See also
Equal Respect;
Mutual Respect, duty of; Self-respect
Responsibility, principle of, 212, 341–
342, 455
Responsibility to self, principle of, 371
Retributive justice, 276–277
Right, complete conception of, 93–96,
299–301, 306
Right, concept of: contract definition of,
95–96, 161–162; formal constraints of,
112–118; generality, 113–114; univer-
sality, 114–115; publicity, 115; order-
ing, 114–115; finality, 116–117; ideal
observer definition of, 95–96; con-
trasted with the good, §68:392–396;
with respect to need for agreement,
392–393, to diversity of conceptions
of, 393–394; and veil of ignorance,
394; priority of right in contrast to utili-
tarianism, 27–30, 437–439; and analy-
sis of meaning, 396
Rightness as fairness, 15, 95–96
Rodes, Robert, 64n
Ross, W. D., 30n, 35, 38n, 273n, 299–
301, 351n, 354n, 418
Rousseau, J. J., 10, 121n, 189–190, 233,
402–403, 406n, 473
Royce, Josiah, 351n, 358
Ruggiero, Guido, 177n
Rule of law, §38:206–213; legal system
defined, 207; precept of ought implies
can, 208; precept of similar cases, 208–
209; precept of no offense without a
law, 209; precepts of natural justice,
209–210; relation to liberty, 210–211;
and penal sanctions and principle of re-
sponsibility, 212; and cases illustrating
priority of liberty, 212–213
Runciman, W. G., 447n
Ryle, Gilbert, 490n
Sachs, David, 425n
Samuelson, P. A., 489n
Santayana, George, 64n, 488
Savage, L. J., 149n
Savings, 
see
Just savings principle
Scanlon, T. M., 382n
Schaar, John, 91n
Scheler, Max, 469n, 479n
Schiller, Friedrich, 460n
Schneewind, J. B., 45n
Schopenhauer, Arthur, 127–128
Schultz, R. A., 572n
Schumpeter, J. A., 317n
Scitousky, Tibor, 228n
Searle, J. R., 49n, 303n, 335n
Second principle of justice, §12:57–65;
first and second statements of, 53–54,
72; final statement of, 266 interpreta-
tions of, 57–65; and system of natural
liberty, 57–58, 62–63, 65; and princi-
ple of efficiency, 58–62; and liberal
equality, 63–65; and natural aristoc-
racy, 64–65; and democratic equality
and difference principle, 65–73; and
legislative stage, 174–175
Self, unity of, §85:174–175; in dominant-
end views, 492; in hedonism and Mill’s
proof of utility, 492–493; in justice as
fairness, 493–494; and unanimity con-
dition, 494–495; structure of contract
and teleological theories contrasted,
496
Self-command, morality of, 419, 424
Self-evidence, 19, 506–507
Self-esteem, 
see
Self-respect
Self-government, value of, 205–206
Self-interest, and finality condition, 117
Self-protection, right of, 191–192
Self-respect, §67:386–391; defined as
most important primary good, 386; in
argument for principles of justice, 155–
157; effect on of utilitarianism, 157–
158; in value of self-government, 205–
206; as characterizing Kant’s ethics,
225; associative circumstances support-
ing, 386–388; how related to shame
and the excellences, 388–391; and mo-
rality of self-command, 391; how re-
lated to envy, 468, 469–471; in argu-
ment for priority of liberty, 477–480;
basic right, and liberties of equal citi-
zenship as basis for, 477–478; allow-
ance for in index of expectations, 478–
479; in feudal and caste systems, 479.
See
also
Excellences; Shame
Sen, A. K., 38n, 58n, 62n, 72n, 116n,
124n, 140n, 229n, 237n, 252n, 260n,
282n, 283n, 284n, 313n
Sense of justice: defined, 41, 274–275,
442; as shown in considered judg-
ments, 41–44; relation to strict compli-
ance condition, 125–126; relation to
love of mankind, 167, 417; public, sta-
bilizes cooperation, 236, 295–296,
305–306, 435–436; used to define
moral worth, 274–275; of majority ad-
dressed in civil disobedience, 320, 328,
339–340; how acquired at third stage,
414–416; as psychologically under-
standable, 416–419; capacity for
535
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