ABSTRACT
John Rawls himself says that his theory is Kantian. But to say that his theory is Aristotelian is perhaps a surprise to many. In contrast to Rawls, Aristotle says in the very first line of the Politics that "every city-state is a community of some sort." Moreover, Rawls says that the principle coheres with "Aristotle's conception of the natural order" and the way that Aristotle makes "judgments of value." Rawls argues that since human talents are unevenly distributed, they must be viewed as the common asset of all, rather than something that makes their possessor "superior." Rawls recognizes that imbalances, inequalities, will come to be, and hopes with the difference principle to prevent them from becoming overwhelming for the less advantaged. Rawls recognizes that imbalances, inequalities, will come to be, and hopes with the difference principle to prevent them from becoming overwhelming for the less advantaged.
