A 20th-century masterpiece translated into 26 languages ​​worldwide.

On November 27, 2002, major domestic newspapers simultaneously published articles announcing the death of John Rawls, the philosopher of 'A Theory of Justice'.
The following was an article announcing the death of “John Rawls, a giant in the 20th century philosophy and author of ‘A Theory of Justice,’” a philosopher who dug only one well called ‘justice’ his entire life to the point of being nicknamed a ‘single-subject philosopher,’ yet who left a great mark not only on the philosophy world but also on the entire humanities and social sciences world in the UK and the US as well as on the European continent at the time.

“Professor Rawls’ masterpiece, ‘A Theory of Justice,’ was ranked as a classic in the humanities and social sciences as soon as it was published.” Rawls “presented an original theory through his masterpiece, ‘A Theory of Justice,’ which became a classic, that justice is not a philosophical truth or religious belief, but a subject of social agreement.” He is evaluated to have introduced the advantages of egalitarianism to liberalism by “focusing on the theory of justice for those who have not properly received the benefits of society while acknowledging the freedom of each member of society in ‘A Theory of Justice.’”
His theory has been receiving renewed attention in Western society since the fall of the Berlin Wall in the 1990s as a model of third social philosophy that combines the strengths of liberalism and egalitarianism.” “His ‘Theory of Justice’ lecture, which earned him the nickname ‘Saint Harvard’ among students due to his unique sincerity, was famous for being a popular course that attracted over 1,000 students.” “He is evaluated as a scholar who has secured a position on par with Locke and Hobbes in political philosophy and ethics.”

This time, the 'Theory of Justice' by John Rawls, translated and introduced by Lee Hak-sa, is the final revised edition published in 1999, with some of the content supplemented, based on the 'Theory of Justice' revised and published in 1991, which eliminated and corrected many of the difficulties and serious weaknesses that had been discussed since the publication of the first edition (1971) and supplemented many other parts.
This book has been translated into 26 languages ​​around the world and is considered one of the immortal masterpieces of the 20th century.