What makes power legitimate and rules fair?
Judge three cases involving safety, equal allocation, and official objection, then compare distinct scopes of justification in Mohism, Mencius, Xunzi, and Rawls.
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Approximately 5th–3rd century BCE
The Mozi is a Mohist compilation with multiple periods and voices; no single composition city is inferred.
Mozi and the Mohists — Public standards, inclusive care, and office
Approximately 4th century BCE
The Mengzi is a transmitted text arguing about rule, livelihood, trust, and ruler status; no composition city is inferred.
Mencius — Humane rule, people's lives, and forfeited status
Arguments around the 3rd century BCE; later compilation
Warring States arguments in the Xunzi and Liu Xiang's later compilation are not merged into one composition-city event.
Xunzi — Ritual distinctions, standards, and human judgment
1958
The article 'Justice as Fairness' appears in a scholarly journal; its bibliographic record does not establish a writing or presentation city.
John Rawls — Fair terms of cooperation and the basic structure
1962–1991
Rawls begins research and teaching in Harvard's Philosophy Department; the activity site does not validate the theory itself.
John Rawls — Fair terms of cooperation and the basic structure
Cambridge, MA · 주요활동
1971
The first edition of A Theory of Justice is published by Belknap Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
John Rawls — Fair terms of cooperation and the basic structure
Cambridge, MA · 출판
Current reception context documented in 2025
The current institutional record at Zoucheng documents reception and commemoration of Mencius, not the composition place of the Mengzi.
Mencius — Humane rule, people's lives, and forfeited status