by Michael Sandel
swapped in 2026-07-26 for A Theory of Justice, which was independently placed in both this category and Modern Philosophy's own capstone tier — an unflagged duplicate, not a deliberate dual-home. Sandel is on Butler-Bowdon's list, and gives this mini-theme a concrete, contemporary angle on fairness and meritocracy rather than repeating Rawls's abstract theory a second time
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