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Good Overview and Context

This provided a great overview and context for the book as well as Rawls' second, which is at the moment the only one available on Audible. It doesn't go too deep in explaining the mechanics of Rawls' framework like a SparkNotes would, but it's a good jumping-off point for anyone interested in tackling A Theory of Justice.

One negative that I think must be related to Macat using this in their online courses is the titles that the narrator reads out at the beginning of every section/subsection. They probably make sense in the context of a syllabus or index, but are a little out of place in the audiobook.

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The most logical political and social moral guide

This is a brilliant book. I was unaware of A Theory of Justice until I read about it in a textbook. Based on this brief synopsis I would like very much to read the whole book.