Editing John Rawls (section)

===Later life===
Rawls rarely gave interviews and, having both a stutter (partially caused by the deaths of two of his brothers, who died through infections contracted from Rawls) and a "bat-like horror of the limelight," did not become a public intellectual despite his fame. He instead remained committed mainly to his academic and family life.<ref name=":2" />

In 1995, he had the first of several strokes, severely impeding his ability to continue to work. He was nevertheless able to complete ''[[The Law of Peoples]]'', the most complete statement of his views on international justice. Published in 2001 shortly before his death was ''[[Justice as Fairness: A Restatement]]'', a response to criticisms of ''[[A Theory of Justice]]''. Rawls died from heart failure at his home in [[Lexington, Massachusetts]], on November 24, 2002, at age 81.<ref name = Martin/> He was buried at the [[Mount Auburn Cemetery]] in Massachusetts. He was survived by his wife, four children, and four grandchildren.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/12/john-rawls-influential-political-philosopher-dead-at-81-2/ | title=John Rawls, influential political philosopher, dead at 81 | date=December 5, 2002 | access-date=June 25, 2018 | archive-date=July 20, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720034805/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/12/john-rawls-influential-political-philosopher-dead-at-81-2/ | url-status=live }}</ref>