# Justice as Fairness
| | "**Justice as Fairness**: Political not Metaphysical" is an essay by John Rawls, published in 1985. In it he describes his conception of justice. It comprises two main principles of liberty and equality; the second is subdivided into fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle. |
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[[John Rawls]]
[[Egalitarianism|Egalitarianism]]
[[Equal opportunity]]
[[Equality of outcome]]
[[Luck egalitarianism]]
[[Original position|Veil of ignorance]]
[[Original position]]
[[Fairness]]
## Difference principle
The difference principle regulates inequalities: it permits only inequalities that work to the advantage of the worst-off.
## Criticism
[[Elizabeth S. Anderson]] - [[What Is the Point of Equality]]
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