"The conception of justice which I want to develop may be stated in the form of two principles as follows: first, each person participating in a practice, or affected by it, has an equal right to the most extensive liberty compatible with a like liberty for all; and second, inequalities are arbitrary unless it is reasonable to expect that they will work out for everyone's advantage, and provided the positions and offices to which they attach, or from which they may be gained, are open to all. These principles express justice as a complex of three ideas: liberty, equality, and reward for services contributing to the common good."
Which of the following is the author of this passage?
A) Rawls
B) Mill
C) Hume
D) Kant

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The language and concepts used in this passage are consistent with the philosophy of John Rawls, particularly his idea of justice as fairness which emphasizes the principles of liberty, equality, and the common good.

"The Conception of Justice Which I Want to Develop May