TY - JOUR N2 - The idea that everyone should accept the terms of a contract, provided that others do so, is the core normative idea of John Rawls’s doctrine of social justice, presented in his major books: A Theory of Justice and Political Liberalism. In the present paper I argue that the principle of reciprocity makes it possible for Rawls to intertwine coherently two competing thought streams in the liberal tradition – the first one focusing on economic equality and the second one rooted in liberty. The idea of reciprocity adopted with the intention of satisfying the ideal of reasonableness in a well‑ordered society is the foundation of a genuine acceptance of the political conception of justice and of the civic ties and civic friendship. However, the historical and cultural analysis supports the conclusion that the Rawls’s project is buttressed by multigenerational experience of the discipline and ethos of the free market economy, which has not been openly endorsed by Rawls. Without support from such experience social solidarity within ethically neutral institutions would be hard to achieve unless it is expressed in terms of communitarian, patriotic or religious values. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/121755/PDF/2021-04-PFIL-17-Dankowski.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/121755 PY - 2021 IS - No 4 EP - 292 KW - capitalism KW - democracy KW - political liberalism KW - J. Rawls KW - reciprocity KW - social justice A1 - Dańkowski SJ, Dariusz PB - Komitet Nauk Filozoficznych PAN PB - Wydział Filozofii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego DA - 2021.12.16 T1 - The principle of reciprocity and its role in constructing the political conception of justice according to John Rawls SP - 275 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/121755 T2 - Przegląd Filozoficzny. Nowa Seria ER -