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Vor einem Tag · In John Rawls’s four-stage sequence, writers of constitutions, legislatures, and courts necessarily consider contestable ideas of the good. Deep disagreement even about political fundamentals is a permanent condition of political life in a free society. Social unity is possible, but it is a more unstable unity than Rawls and Michelman imagine.
Vor einem Tag · John Rawls’ magnum opus, “A Theory of Justice,” published in 1971, has left an indelible mark on political philosophy and ethics. In this monumental work, Rawls delves into the intricacies of justice, proposing a comprehensive theory that aims to reconcile individual liberty with social equality. By addressing fundamental questions about the distribution of rights, opportunities, […]
Vor einem Tag · In the 20th century, authors such as R. M. Hare determined that maximal satisfaction of preferences is the value to be sought. The utilitarian emphasis on maximization of value and its choice of values have generated much criticism from those who espoused human rights theories, such as John Rawls and those influenced by his work. At present ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Satz and White discuss other egalitarian schemes, in particular philosopher John Rawls’ argument for maximizing the well-being of the worst off—the maximin criterion—which does not prohibit inequality, but requires it to be justified on the grounds that reducing it further would make the worst off even worse off.
Vor einem Tag · He shows that the Harvard philosopher John Rawls, author of A Theory of Justice (1971), was shaped not only by his experience of the horrors of the second world war, but by the pressing question of “what we were fighting for” — a query his book took 20 years of careful gestation to answer. That act of supremely concentrated attention is set here, as in life, against the work of Rawls’s ...
Vor 2 Tagen · One of these exercises is reflecting on John Rawls’s original position. In Rawls’s thought experiment, we imagine ourselves to deliberate on the principles of a just social arrangement under a veil of ignorance that hides from us any contingent knowledge about ourselves. Under those restrictions, it is rational to be as fair as we possibly ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Prominent figures such as Chrysippus, Cicero, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Immanuel Kant, John Rawls, and Martha Nussbaum have all promoted cosmopolitanism in various forms. Underpinning the idea of cosmopolitanism is the belief that we all share the same fundamental human rights regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, geographic border, or socioeconomic status. While the ...
Vor 5 Tagen · ‘A Theory of Justice,’ by John Rawls. ‘The Plot Against America,’ by Philip Roth. ‘Nixon Agonistes: The Crisis of the Self-Made Man,’ by Garry Wills. Listen. 7 min. Add to your saved stories....
Vor 2 Tagen · Synopsis Act I. Behind the veil of ignorance, Immanuel Kant promises to tell the audience a 2,000-year-long musical story about justice ("Overture"). In Harvard University in 1971, students are excited to change the world but think philosophy is pointless ("Harvard Yard!"). John Rawls, starting his first day as a young Harvard philosophy professor, realises he needs his big idea to inspire ...
Vor 3 Tagen · John Rawls was a contemporary philosopher who studied theories surrounding justice. His theories are not focused on helping individuals cope with ethical dilemmas; rather they address general concepts that consider how the criminal justice system ought to behave and function in a liberal democracy. It is for this reason that it ...
