ABSTRACT
LIBERAL POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY RECEIVED an enormous boost in 1971 with the publica-
tion of A Theory of Justice by John Rawls. The book appeared to provide (and arguably did
provide) a reasoned and convincing defence of a liberal conception of justice. As with any
book of comparable stature, it provoked much response from a wide range of opponents.
Objections from within moral philosophy included scepticism about Rawls’ methodology,
