Rawls's first principle of justice demands maximum liberty for everyone consistent with equal liberty for all, but determining what counts as a primary good (freedom itself) versus a secondary good (property, contract freedom) creates difficult conceptual boundaries that Rawls never fully resolves.

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Speaker

Dr. Michael Sugrue

Evidence Quote

“the difficulty emerges when we try and figure out exactly what the primary goods are”

Source

A Theory of Justice: Bibliotheca Webinar— Michael Sugrue
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:39:11 AM

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