--- abstract: 'The present paper aims in a first stage, to exploit succinctly the cardinal argument – the contract argument - acquainted in “A Theory of Justice”, which provides incentives for the two principles’ general adoption. In a second stage, a discussion appraising the feasibility of these two principles and their subsequent empirical adoption will be dealt with. This contributes to the provision of counter-arguments and the highlighting of weaknesses.' altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - ad574@york.ac.uk creators_name: - family: Dobra given: Alexandra honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2010-01-26 date_type: published datestamp: 2010-04-01 19:34:05 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/67/81 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 6781 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/6781/1/E%2DLogos_Rawls_Article.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: pub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'Two principles, contract argument, original position, veil of ignorance, difficulty, feasibility.' lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:35 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: 1 pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: E-Logos Electronic Journal for Philosophy publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 29 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2010-04-01 19:34:04 subjects: - peer-review - phil-ethics - phil-logic succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: 'Rawls’ two principles of justice: their adoption by rational self-interested individuals. In A Theory of Justice.' type: journale userid: 9350 volume: ~