ABSTRACT
One of the ways in which Okin’s liberalism becomes more explicit in JGF is via her endorsement of the Rawlsian theory of justice. is chapter maps the main contours of the exchange between Okin and Rawls initiated by JGF. It begins by outlining Okin’s critical but ultimately enthusiastic reception of Rawls’s fi rst major work, TJ. It moves on to her less enthusiastic reaction to its successor, PL. In writings published after PL, Rawls spells out for the fi rst time how justice as fairness deals with questions of women and the family in a way that, it shall be argued, ultimately vindicates Okin’s original assessment of the feminist potential of his liberalism.
