“The hazards of the generalized prisoner's dilemma are removed by the match between the right and the good.”

— John Rawls, book A Theory of Justice

Source: A Theory of Justice (1971; 1975; 1999), Chapter IX, Section 86, p. 577

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American political philosopher 1921–2002

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