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Theory of Politics

Oxford political philosophy for PPE and Law: justice, liberty, rights, authority and equality. Rawls, Nozick, Mill, Berlin and their critics — the normative-theory core shared by the Jurisprudence paper and the PPE Theory of Politics paper.

Rawls — justice as fairness

The original position, the veil of ignorance, and the two principles of justice.

Nozick and the libertarian challenge

The entitlement theory, self-ownership, and the Wilt Chamberlain argument against patterned justice.

Liberty — Mill and Berlin

The harm principle, negative and positive liberty, and the limits of state coercion.

Political obligation and the authority of the state

Consent, fair play, natural duty and Raz's service conception — why, if ever, must we obey the law?

Equality and distributive justice

Equality of what? Luck egalitarianism, the capability approach, and relational equality.

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