I think animals do sense death. I have seen pets who after a long illness will display a behavior almost like a goodbye. Whether it was a good bye from the one dying or from a fellow companion pet, there was most certainly a distinct change of physical behavior.
Table of Contents. 1  Biographical Sketch. 2  Rawls's Mature Work: A Theory of Justice (1971) The Basic Structure of Society. Utilitarianism as the Principal Opponent. 3  Recasting the Argument for Stability: Political Liberalism (1993) 4  Problems of Extension. 5  References and Further Reading.
In 1972, the publication of John Rawls' extremely influential A Theory of Justice brought moral and political philosophy back from what had been a long hiatus of philosophical consideration. Rawlsâ theory relies on a Kantian understanding of persons and their capacities.