It is well-known that contemporary political theory has been greatly influenced by John Rawls' monumental work
A Theory of Justice published in 1971. An equally well-known fact is that many Anglo-American political theorists since Rawls come under the heading of “analytical” political theory that flows from the school of twentieth century analytical philosophy. However, there is almost no study on the connection between these two familiar facts. The aim of this article is, by focusing on methodology, to draw an outline of analytical political theory that has been adopted by many theorists since Rawls. Firstly I will make clear what the word “analytical” means, and secondly overview Rawls'
A Theory of Justice in terms of the method it employs. Thirdly, I will name the method of Anglo-American contemporary political theory “methodological Rawlsianism,” and discuss its characteristics with reference to Robert Nozick's theory of distributive justice.
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