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.
Best Answer: He wrote it in order to explore the notion of justice and specifically if the 'just' man can be happier than the 'unjust' man. It is a dialogue that goes to the heart of the true nature of philosophy and he does this by constructing an imaginary city that is ruled by philosopher kings.