Philosophy Quotes

"Modern moral language is often inadequate because it has been severed from the frameworks that gave it meaning."

"The concept of a human life as a narrative unity provides a framework for understanding moral development."

"Moral disagreement in modernity reflects deeper disagreements about the nature and telos of human life."

"The narrative unity of human life is achieved through the integration of actions into a coherent story."

"The veil of ignorance ensures impartial principles of justice."

"The original position models how rational agents would choose principles of justice."

"The separateness of persons is fundamental to questions of justice."

"Stability for the right reasons means people accept justice from a sense of justice, not mere prudence."

"Public reason constrains the justification of political power in a diverse society."

"The basic structure shapes citizens' life prospects from birth."

"Justice requires that the distribution of natural talents not be influenced by morally arbitrary factors."

"A social contract is fair only if all affected could reasonably accept the terms under impartial conditions."

"The idea of the public good must be compatible with respect for individual rights."

"The social contract is hypothetical but philosophically binding."

"Justice requires that no one be disadvantaged by morally arbitrary features of their birth."

"A conception of justice must be stable when the principles are publicly acknowledged."

"Justice as fairness provides a framework for thinking about the basic structure of a liberal democracy."

"The burdens of judgment explain why people reasonably disagree about comprehensive doctrines."

"A just scheme of social cooperation defines the boundaries of acceptable political coercion."

"The basic structure determines the background conditions within which individuals and groups operate."

"Fair procedures alone do not ensure fair outcomes without just substantive background conditions."

"Justice as fairness explains how democratic societies can be both stable and fair."

"The concept of the person as free and equal is central to democratic citizenship."

"Justice requires that institutions serve the common good and protect individual rights equally."

"A just political order provides all citizens with real opportunities to develop their talents."

"Justice requires that all citizens have adequate material resources to participate effectively in society."

"Public reason limits the grounds on which political power can be legitimately exercised."

"A liberal conception of justice respects moral diversity while maintaining political stability."

"The basic structure is the primary subject of justice, not individual transactions."

"Each person is an end in themselves and possesses inviolable rights."