John Rawls, the American political theorist whose work gave new meaning and resonance to the concepts of justice and liberalism, died Sunday at his home in Lexington, Mass. He was 81. His wife, ...

While we cannot change the world with dreams alone, moral ideas can inspire people to come together and change their societies for the better. John Rawls in 1987.(Frederic Reglain / Gammo-Rapho via ...

To tackle the challenges facing modern democracies, like authoritarianism and late-stage capitalism, policymakers could embrace the communitarian beliefs espoused by 20th-century philosopher John ...

John Rawls has a fair claim to the title of the most overrated philosopher of the 20th century. His book “A Theory of Justice” operates in the philosophical realm just in the same way as John Maynard ...