Books like A theory of justice

A theory of justice by John Rawls reads as analytical, formal. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Justice as Fairness

John Rawls · 1958

Both explore political philosophy & justice

86% genome match

Du contrat social

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762

Both explore social contract & justice

71% genome match

Political writings

John Locke · 1993

Both explore social contract

68% genome match

Πολιτικά (Politiká)

Aristotle · 1492

Both explore justice

59% genome match

De jure belli ac pacis libri tres

Hugo Grotius · 1625

Both explore justice

64% genome match

Lectures on Kant's political philosophy

Hannah Arendt · 1982

Both explore political philosophy

63% genome match

Metaphysics

Miller, John · 1875

Same philosophy feel

62% genome match

The principles of art

R. G. Collingwood · 1656

Same nonfiction feel

62% genome match

Kant und das Problem der Metaphysik

Martin Heidegger · 1929

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

Between Facts and Norms

Jürgen Habermas · 1996

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match

The social contract from Hobbes to Rawls

David Boucher · 1994

Both explore political philosophy & social contract

79% genome match

Dialogues concerning natural religion, the posthumous essays, Of the immortality of the soul, and Of suicide, from An enquiry concerning human understanding of miracles

David Hume · 1998

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match