Rawls

[rawlz]

noun

1. John, 1921–2002, U.S. political philosopher.

Example Sentences

I remember afterwards Lou Rawls said to me, “Son, never turn your back on the audience.”

From Los Angeles Times

Rawls projects stop-motion videos of still images of Black dancers onto chroma green screens suspended from the ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the houses on Robinson’s block are gone, including the home of his former neighbor drummer Kenny Elliott, who died of cancer last year and had played with Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald.

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas some philosophers, such as John Rawls, have been criticized for describing an approach to politics that is blind to the historical dimensions of group identity, others, such as Charles Mills, might be critiqued for prioritizing group identity over all other factors.

From Salon

Rousseau arrived at democracy by envisioning a state of nature populated by peaceful and compassionate noble savages, while Rawls declared that social inequality could be justified only if inequality improved the living standards of the worst-off.

From Slate