John Rawls Justice As Fairness

  john rawls justice as fairness: Justice as Fairness John Rawls, 2001-05-16 This book originated as lectures for a course on political philosophy that Rawls taught regularly at Harvard in the 1980s. In time the lectures became a restatement of his theory of justice as fairness, revised in light of his more recent papers and his treatise Political Liberalism (1993). As Rawls writes in the preface, the restatement presents in one place an account of justice as fairness as I now see it, drawing on all [my previous] works. He offers a broad overview of his main lines of thought and also explores specific issues never before addressed in any of his writings. Rawls is well aware that since the publication of A Theory of Justice in 1971, American society has moved farther away from the idea of justice as fairness. Yet his ideas retain their power and relevance to debates in a pluralistic society about the meaning and theoretical viability of liberalism. This book demonstrates that moral clarity can be achieved even when a collective commitment to justice is uncertain.
  john rawls justice as fairness: A Theory of Justice John RAWLS, 2009-06-30 Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls's view, so much of the extensive literature on Rawls's theory refers to the first edition. This reissue makes the first edition once again available for scholars and serious students of Rawls's work.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Rawls Explained Paul Voice, 2011 In this context Rawls challenges us to see the world through the lens of fairness. Injustice can only be effectively challenged if we can articulate, to ourselves and to others, both why a situation is unjust and how we might move towards justice. Political philosophy at its best offers both an answer to the why of injustice and the how of political and economic change. --
  john rawls justice as fairness: Reconstructing Rawls Robert S. Taylor, 2015-11-10 Reconstructing Rawls has one overarching goal: to reclaim Rawls for the Enlightenment—more specifically, the Prussian Enlightenment. Rawls’s so-called political turn in the 1980s, motivated by a newfound interest in pluralism and the accommodation of difference, has been unhealthy for autonomy-based liberalism and has led liberalism more broadly toward cultural relativism, be it in the guise of liberal multiculturalism or critiques of cosmopolitan distributive-justice theories. Robert Taylor believes that it is time to redeem A Theory of Justice’s implicit promise of a universalistic, comprehensive Kantian liberalism. Reconstructing Rawls on Kantian foundations leads to some unorthodox conclusions about justice as fairness, to be sure: for example, it yields a more civic-humanist reading of the priority of political liberty, a more Marxist reading of the priority of fair equality of opportunity, and a more ascetic or antimaterialist reading of the difference principle. It nonetheless leaves us with a theory that is still recognizably Rawlsian and reveals a previously untraveled road out of Theory—a road very different from the one Rawls himself ultimately followed.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls Thomas Pogge, 2007 This is a short, accessible introduction to John Rawls' thought and gives a thorough and concise presentation of the main outlines of Rawls' theory as well as drawing links between Rawls' enterprise and other important positions in moral and political philosophy.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Political Liberalism John Rawls, 2005-03-24 This book continues and revises the ideas of justice as fairness that John Rawls presented in A Theory of Justice but changes its philosophical interpretation in a fundamental way. That previous work assumed what Rawls calls a well-ordered society, one that is stable and relatively homogenous in its basic moral beliefs and in which there is broad agreement about what constitutes the good life. Yet in modern democratic society a plurality of incompatible and irreconcilable doctrines—religious, philosophical, and moral—coexist within the framework of democratic institutions. Recognizing this as a permanent condition of democracy, Rawls asks how a stable and just society of free and equal citizens can live in concord when divided by reasonable but incompatible doctrines? This edition includes the essay The Idea of Public Reason Revisited, which outlines Rawls' plans to revise Political Liberalism, which were cut short by his death. An extraordinary well-reasoned commentary on A Theory of Justice...a decisive turn towards political philosophy. —Times Literary Supplement
  john rawls justice as fairness: The Law of Peoples John Rawls, 1999 This work consists of two parts: The Idea of Public Reason Revisited and The Law of Peoples. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than 50 years of reflection on liberalism and on some pressing problems of our times.
  john rawls justice as fairness: A Theory of Justice John Rawls, 2005-03-31 John Rawls aims to express an essential part of the common core of the democratic tradition—justice as fairness—and to provide an alternative to utilitarianism, which had dominated the Anglo-Saxon tradition of political thought since the nineteenth century. Rawls substitutes the ideal of the social contract as a more satisfactory account of the basic rights and liberties of citizens as free and equal persons. “Each person,” writes Rawls, “possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override.” Advancing the ideas of Rousseau, Kant, Emerson, and Lincoln, Rawls’s theory is as powerful today as it was when first published. Though the revised edition of A Theory of Justice, published in 1999, is the definitive statement of Rawls’s view, much of the extensive literature on his theory refers to the original. This first edition is available for scholars and serious students of Rawls’s work.
  john rawls justice as fairness: A Theory of Justice John Rawls, 2009-07 Previous edition, 1st, published in 1971.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls: Reticent Socialist William A. Edmundson, 2017-07-10 The first detailed reconstruction of the late work of John Rawls, further developing his ideas of 'justice-as-fairness'.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Rawls's Egalitarianism Alexander Kaufman, 2018-06-14 A new analysis of John Rawls's theory of distributive justice, focusing on the ways his ideas have both influenced and been misinterpreted by the current egalitarian literature.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls Andrius Gališanka, 2019-05-01 An engaging account of the titan of political philosophy and the development of his most important work, A Theory of Justice, coming at a moment when its ideas are sorely needed. It is hard to overestimate the influence of John Rawls on political philosophy and theory over the last half-century. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, and he is one of the few philosophers whose work is known in the corridors of power as well as in the halls of academe. Rawls is most famous for the development of his view of “justice as fairness,” articulated most forcefully in his best-known work, A Theory of Justice. In it he develops a liberalism focused on improving the fate of the least advantaged, and attempts to demonstrate that, despite our differences, agreement on basic political institutions is both possible and achievable. Critics have maintained that Rawls’s view is unrealistic and ultimately undemocratic. In this incisive new intellectual biography, Andrius Gališanka argues that in misunderstanding the origins and development of Rawls’s central argument, previous narratives fail to explain the novelty of his philosophical approach and so misunderstand the political vision he made prevalent. Gališanka draws on newly available archives of Rawls’s unpublished essays and personal papers to clarify the justifications Rawls offered for his assumption of basic moral agreement. Gališanka’s intellectual-historical approach reveals a philosopher struggling toward humbler claims than critics allege. To engage with Rawls’s search for agreement is particularly valuable at this political juncture. By providing insight into the origins, aims, and arguments of A Theory of Justice, Gališanka’s John Rawls will allow us to consider the philosopher’s most important and influential work with fresh eyes.
  john rawls justice as fairness: The Cambridge Rawls Lexicon Jon Mandle, David A. Reidy, 2014-12-11 John Rawls is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century, and his work has permanently shaped the nature and terms of moral and political philosophy, deploying a robust and specialized vocabulary that reaches beyond philosophy to political science, economics, sociology, and law. This volume is a complete and accessible guide to Rawls' vocabulary, with over 200 alphabetical encyclopaedic entries written by the world's leading Rawls scholars. From 'basic structure' to 'burdened society', from 'Sidgwick' to 'strains of commitment', and from 'Nash point' to 'natural duties', the volume covers the entirety of Rawls' central ideas and terminology, with illuminating detail and careful cross-referencing. It will be an essential resource for students and scholars of Rawls, as well as for other readers in political philosophy, ethics, political science, sociology, international relations and law.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls and Christian Social Engagement Greg Forster, Anthony B. Bradley, 2014-12-18 This book critiques the Rawlsian concepts of “justice as fairness” and “public reason” from the perspective of Christian political theory and practice. The Rawlsian paradigm has become pervasive in multiple disciplines outside political philosophy and is unconsciously embedded in a great deal of Christian public discourse; this calls for a new level of analysis from Christian perspectives. This is the first volume to examine Rawls based on Christian principles drawn from theological ethics, social thought, political theory and practical observation. In addition to theoretical perspectives, the book connects its critique of Rawls to specific hot-topic practical questions in three areas: social issues (abortion, marriage, etc.), economic issues (wealth creation, poverty programs, etc.), and the increasing difficulty of political compromise and peaceful coexistence in the context of the culture war. The book includes some of the leading Christian political theorists in America.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Why Political Liberalism? Paul Weithman, 2010-12-22 In Why Political Liberalism?, Paul Weithman offers a fresh, rigorous, and compelling interpretation of John Rawls's reasons for taking his so-called political turn. Weithman takes Rawls at his word that justice as fairness was recast as a form of political liberalism because of an inconsistency Rawls found in his early treatment of social stability. He argues that the inconsistency is best seen by identifying the threats to stability with which the early Rawls was concerned. One of those threats, often overlooked by Rawls's readers, is the threat that the justice of a well-ordered society would be undermined by a generalized prisoner's dilemma. Showing how the Rawls of A Theory of Justice tried to avert that threat shows that the much-neglected third part of that book is of considerably greater philosophical interest, and has considerably more unity of focus, than is generally appreciated. Weithman painstakingly reconstructs Rawls's attempts to show that a just society would be stable, and just as carefully shows why Rawls came to think those arguments were inconsistent with other parts of his theory. Weithman then shows that the changes Rawls introduced into his view between Theory of Justice and Political Liberalism result from his attempt to remove the inconsistency and show that the hazard of the generalized prisoner's dilemma can be averted after all. Recovering Rawls's two treatments of stability helps to answer contested questions about the role of the original position and the foundations of justice as fairness. The result is a powerful and unified reading of Rawls's work that explains his political turn and shows his enduring engagement with some of the deepest concerns of human life.
  john rawls justice as fairness: The Original Position Timothy Hinton, 2015-12-10 This volume explores and analyses the continued relevance and ramifications of the original position, the central idea of John Rawls's political philosophy.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice' Jon Mandle, 2009-10-15 A Theory of Justice, by John Rawls, is widely regarded as the most important twentieth-century work of Anglo-American political philosophy. It transformed the field by offering a compelling alternative to the dominant utilitarian conception of social justice. The argument for this alternative is, however, complicated and often confusing. In this book Jon Mandle carefully reconstructs Rawls's argument, showing that the most common interpretations of it are often mistaken. For example, Rawls does not endorse welfare-state capitalism, and he is not a 'luck egalitarian' as is widely believed. Mandle also explores the relationship between A Theory of Justice and the developments in Rawls's later work, Political Liberalism, as well as discussing some of the most influential criticisms in the secondary literature. His book will be an invaluable guide for anyone seeking to engage with this ground-breaking philosophical work.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Equality and Liberty J. Angelo Corlett, 2016-07-27 Equality and Liberty: Analysing Rawls and Nozick is an indispensable source for those seriously interested in some rigorous assessments of the ideas of America's two most popular political philosophers. The essays in this volume cover a wide range of topics, some engaging each other in their analyses of particular Rawlsian or Nozickian themes. This collection of recent essays brings the student up-to-date concerning some of the more recent developments and assessments of Rawlsian and Nozickian ideas.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Feminist Interpretations of John Rawls Ruth Abbey, 2015-06-29 In Feminist Interpretations of John Rawls, Ruth Abbey collects eight essays responding to the work of John Rawls from a feminist perspective. An impressive introduction by the editor provides a chronological overview of English-language feminist engagements with Rawls from his Theory of Justice onward. Abbey surveys the range of issues canvassed by feminist readers of Rawls, as well as critics’ wide disagreement about the value of Rawls’s corpus for feminist purposes. The eight essays that follow testify to the continuing ambivalence among feminist readers of Rawls. From the perspectives of political theory and moral, social, and political philosophy, the contributors address particular aspects of Rawls’s work and apply it to a variety of worldly practices relating to gender inequality and the family, to the construction of disability, to justice in everyday relationships, and to human rights on an international level. The overall effect is to give a sense of the broad spectrum of possible feminist critical responses to Rawls, ranging from rejection to adoption. Aside from the editor, the contributors are Amy R. Baehr, Eileen Hunt Botting, Elizabeth Brake, Clare Chambers, Nancy J. Hirschmann, Anthony Simon Laden, Janice Richardson, and Lisa H. Schwartzman.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy John Rawls, 2009-06-30 Constantly revised and refined over three decades, Rawls's lectures on various historical figures reflect his developing and changing views on the history of liberalism and democracy. With its careful analyses of the doctrine of the social contract, utilitarianism, and socialism, this volume has a critical place in the traditions it expounds.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Philosophy of Justice Guttorm Fløistad, 2014-09-10 This book presents surveys of significant trends in contemporary philosophy. Contributing authors explore themes relating to justice including natural rights, equality, freedom, democracy, morality and cultural traditions. Key movements and thinkers are considered, ranging from ancient Greek philosophy, Roman and Christian traditions to the development of Muslim law, Enlightenment perspectives and beyond. Authors discuss important works, including those of Aristotle, Ibn Khaldun, John Locke, Immanuel Kant and Mary Wollstonecraft. Readers are also invited to examine Hegel and the foundation of right, Karl Marx as a utopian socialist and the works of Paul Ricœur, amongst the wealth of perspectives presented in this book. Through these chapters, readers are able to explore the relationship of the state to justice and consider the rights of the individual and the role of law. Contributions presented here discuss concepts including Sharia law, freedom in the community and Libertarian Anarchism. Readers may follow accounts of justice in the Scottish Enlightenment and consider fairness, social justice and the concept of injustice. The surveys presented here show different approaches and a variety of interpretations. Each contribution has its own bibliography.
  john rawls justice as fairness: The Idea of Justice Amartya Sen, 2011-05-31 Presents an analysis of what justice is, the transcendental theory of justice and its drawbacks, and a persuasive argument for a comparative perspective on justice that can guide us in the choice between alternatives.
  john rawls justice as fairness: In the Shadow of Justice Katrina Forrester, 2021-03-09 In the Shadow of Justice tells the story of how liberal political philosophy was transformed in the second half of the twentieth century under the influence of John Rawls. In this first-ever history of contemporary liberal theory, Katrina Forrester shows how liberal egalitarianism--a set of ideas about justice, equality, obligation, and the state--became dominant, and traces its emergence from the political and ideological context of the postwar United States and Britain. In the aftermath of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, Rawls's A Theory of Justice made a particular kind of liberalism essential to political philosophy. Using archival sources, Forrester explores the ascent and legacy of this form of liberalism by examining its origins in midcentury debates among American antistatists and British egalitarians. She traces the roots of contemporary theories of justice and inequality, civil disobedience, just war, global and intergenerational justice, and population ethics in the 1960s and '70s and beyond. In these years, political philosophers extended, developed, and reshaped this liberalism as they responded to challenges and alternatives on the left and right--from the New International Economic Order to the rise of the New Right. These thinkers remade political philosophy in ways that influenced not only their own trajectory but also that of their critics. Recasting the history of late twentieth-century political thought and providing novel interpretations and fresh perspectives on major political philosophers, In the Shadow of Justice offers a rigorous look at liberalism's ambitions and limits.--
  john rawls justice as fairness: Free Market Fairness John Tomasi, 2013-05-05 A provocative new vision of free market capitalism that achieves liberal ends by libertarian means Can libertarians care about social justice? In Free Market Fairness, John Tomasi argues that they can and should. Drawing simultaneously on moral insights from defenders of economic liberty such as F. A. Hayek and advocates of social justice such as John Rawls, Tomasi presents a new theory of liberal justice. This theory, free market fairness, is committed to both limited government and the material betterment of the poor. Unlike traditional libertarians, Tomasi argues that property rights are best defended not in terms of self-ownership or economic efficiency but as requirements of democratic legitimacy. At the same time, he encourages egalitarians concerned about social justice to listen more sympathetically to the claims ordinary citizens make about the importance of private economic liberty in their daily lives. In place of the familiar social democratic interpretations of social justice, Tomasi offers a market democratic conception of social justice: free market fairness. Tomasi argues that free market fairness, with its twin commitment to economic liberty and a fair distribution of goods and opportunities, is a morally superior account of liberal justice. Free market fairness is also a distinctively American ideal. It extends the notion, prominent in America's founding period, that protection of property and promotion of real opportunity are indivisible goals. Indeed, according to Tomasi, free market fairness is social justice, American style. Provocative and vigorously argued, Free Market Fairness offers a bold new way of thinking about politics, economics, and justice—one that will challenge readers on both the left and right.
  john rawls justice as fairness: A Companion to Rawls Jon Mandle, David A. Reidy, 2015-11-23 Wide ranging and up to date, this is the single most comprehensive treatment of the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, John Rawls. An unprecedented survey that reflects the surge of Rawls scholarship since his death, and the lively debates that have emerged from his work Features an outstanding list of contributors, including senior as well as “next generation” Rawls scholars Provides careful, textually informed exegesis and well-developed critical commentary across all areas of his work, including non-Rawlsian perspectives Includes discussion of new material, covering Rawls’s work from the newly published undergraduate thesis to the final writings on public reason and the law of peoples Covers Rawls’s moral and political philosophy, his distinctive methodological commitments, and his relationships to the history of moral and political philosophy and to jurisprudence and the social sciences Includes discussion of his monumental 1971 book, A Theory of Justice, which is often credited as having revitalized political philosophy
  john rawls justice as fairness: Just Health Care Norman Daniels, 1985-08 Norman Daniels examines the medical policies and heath care dilemmas.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Collected Papers John Rawls, 1999-05-30 John Rawls' work on justice has perhaps drawn more commentary and aroused wider attention than any other work in moral or political philosophy in the 20th century. Some of these essays articulate views distinct from those in his books.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Moral and Political Philosophy Paul Smith, 2008-04-30 A clear and concise introduction to moral and political philosophy which critically analyses arguments about controversial and topical practical issues – drug laws, justifications of punishment, civil disobedience, whether there is a duty to obey the law, and global poverty.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Reading Rawls Norman Daniels, 1989 First published in 1975, this collection includes many of the best critical responses to John Rawls' A Theory of Justice, and the editor has elected to reissue the book without making any substitutions. As he argues in his new preface, the variety of issues raise in the original papers has been a major part of the book's appeal. He also acknowledges that no modest revision of this book could pretend to respond adequately to the considerable elaboration and evolution of Rawls' theory in the last fifteen years. Political philosophy has been one of the most exciting areas of philosophical activity in the years since A Theory of Justice, and much of that activity has been a response to Rawls' work. In his preface, the editor suggests how some of the insights and criticisms contained in the collection have had a bearing on developments in Rawls' theory and in political philosophy more generally, and that fresh reading of each of them reveals additional important points that have not yet received adequate attention. The contributors are: Benjamin Barber, Norman Daniels, Gerald Dworkin, Ronald Dworkin, Joel Feinberg, Milton Fisk, R.M. Hare, H.L.A. Hart, David Lyons, Frank Michelman, Richard Miller, Thomas Nagel, T.M. Scanlon, and A.K. Sen.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls and Environmental Justice John Töns, 2021-12-30 Using the principles of John Rawls’ theory of justice, this book offers an alternative political vision, one which describes a mode of governance that will enable communities to implement a sustainable and socially just future. Rawls described a theory of justice that not only describes the sort of society in which anyone would like to live but that any society can create a society based on just institutions. While philosophers have demonstrated that Rawls’s theory can provide a framework for the discussion of questions of environmental justice, the problem for many philosophical theories is that discussions of sustainable development open the need to address questions of ecological interdependence, historical inequality in past resource use and the recognition that we cannot afford to ignore the limitations of growth. These ideas do not fit in comfortably in standard discourse about theories of justice. In contrast, this book frames the discussion of global justice in terms of environmental sustainability. The author argues that these ideas can be used to develop a coherent political theory that reconciles cosmopolitan arguments and the non-cosmopolitan or nationalist arguments concerning social and environmental justice. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental philosophy and ethics, moral and political philosophy, global studies and sustainable development.
  john rawls justice as fairness: John Rawls’ Theory of Justice. Justice as fairness Melissa Grönebaum, 2014-02-03 Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Philosophy - Philosophy of the 20th century, grade: 2,7, National University of Ireland, Galway, language: English, abstract: The Theory of Justice is one of the most important works concerning moral and political philosophy of the 20th century. In his work, John Rawls presents a widely persuasive Theory of Justice and elaborates his idea of ‘justice as fairness’. Outgoing from the original position, thus defining a veil of ignorance, Rawls assumes that people would choose fundamental principles which are only for the benefit of everyone and offer no advantages for any special social groups. Rawls expects people in the original position to choose two specific principles of justice on which to found their political association. In this essay I will present these principles and Rawls’ justification for their choice. Furthermore, I will assess his success and will argue for ‘justice as fairness’ being one of the fairest theories on the one hand, but unfortunately on the other hand likewise hard to realize.
  john rawls justice as fairness: A Brief Inquiry Into the Meaning of Sin and Faith John Rawls, 2009-03-31 John Rawls never published anything about his own religious beliefs, but after his death two texts were discovered which shed extraordinary light on the subject. A Brief Inquiry into the Meaning of Sin and Faith is Rawls’s undergraduate senior thesis, submitted in December 1942, just before he entered the army. At that time Rawls was deeply religious; the thesis is a significant work of theological ethics, of interest both in itself and because of its relation to his mature writings. “On My Religion,” a short statement drafted in 1997, describes the history of his religious beliefs and attitudes toward religion, including his abandonment of orthodoxy during World War II. The present volume includes these two texts, together with an Introduction by Joshua Cohen and Thomas Nagel, which discusses their relation to Rawls’s published work, and an essay by Robert Merrihew Adams, which places the thesis in its theological context. The texts display the profound engagement with religion that forms the background of Rawls’s later views on the importance of separating religion and politics. Moreover, the moral and social convictions that the thesis expresses in religious form are related in illuminating ways to the central ideas of Rawls’s later writings. His notions of sin, faith, and community are simultaneously moral and theological, and prefigure the moral outlook found in Theory of Justice.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Understanding Rawls Robert Paul Wolff, 1977 The Description for this book, Understanding Rawls: A Reconstruction and Critique of A Theory of Justice, will be forthcoming.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Justice Michael J. Sandel, 2009-09-15 A renowned Harvard professor's brilliant, sweeping, inspiring account of the role of justice in our society--and of the moral dilemmas we face as citizens What are our obligations to others as people in a free society? Should government tax the rich to help the poor? Is the free market fair? Is it sometimes wrong to tell the truth? Is killing sometimes morally required? Is it possible, or desirable, to legislate morality? Do individual rights and the common good conflict? Michael J. Sandel's Justice course is one of the most popular and influential at Harvard. Up to a thousand students pack the campus theater to hear Sandel relate the big questions of political philosophy to the most vexing issues of the day, and this fall, public television will air a series based on the course. Justice offers readers the same exhilarating journey that captivates Harvard students. This book is a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice, one that invites readers of all political persuasions to consider familiar controversies in fresh and illuminating ways. Affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, patriotism and dissent, the moral limits of markets—Sandel dramatizes the challenge of thinking through these con?icts, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help us make sense of politics, morality, and our own convictions as well. Justice is lively, thought-provoking, and wise—an essential new addition to the small shelf of books that speak convincingly to the hard questions of our civic life.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Rawls and Religion Tom Bailey, Valentina Gentile, 2014-12-23 John Rawls's influential theory of justice and public reason has often been thought to exclude religion from politics, out of fear of its illiberal and destabilizing potentials. It has therefore been criticized by defenders of religion for marginalizing and alienating the wealth of religious sensibilities, voices, and demands now present in contemporary liberal societies. In this anthology, established scholars of Rawls and the philosophy of religion reexamine and rearticulate the central tenets of Rawls's theory to show they in fact offer sophisticated resources for accommodating and responding to religions in liberal political life. The chapters reassert the subtlety, openness, and flexibility of his sense of liberal respect and consensus, revealing their inclusive implications for religious citizens. They also explore the means he proposes for accommodating nonliberal religions in liberal politics, developing his conception of public reason into a novel account of the possibilities for rational engagement between liberal and religious ideas. And they reevaluate Rawls's liberalism from the transcendent perspectives of religions themselves, critically considering its normative and political value, as well as its own religious character. Rawls and Religion makes a unique and important contribution to contemporary debates over liberalism and its response to the proliferation of religions in contemporary political life.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Responsibility and Distributive Justice Carl Knight, Zofia Stemplowska, 2011-03-03 This volume presents new essays investigating a difficult theoretical and practical problem: how do we find a place for individual responsibility in a theory of distributive justice? Does what we choose affect what we deserve? Would making justice sensitive to responsibility give people what they deserve? Would it advance or hinder equality?
  john rawls justice as fairness: Social Transformations in India, Myanmar, and Thailand: Volume I Chosein Yamahata, Donald M. Seekins, Makiko Takeda, 2021-01-02 “This book focuses on the different challenges and opportunities for social transformation in India, Myanmar and Thailand, by centering communities and individuals as the main drivers of change. In doing so, it includes discussions on a wide array of issues including women’s empowerment and political participation, ethno-religious tensions, plurilingualism, education reform, community-based healthcare, climate change, disaster management, ecological systems, and vulnerability reduction. Two core foundations are introduced for ensuring broader transformations. The first is the academic diplomacy project – a framework for an engaged academic enquiry focusing on causative, curative, transformative, and promotive factors. The second is a community driven collective struggle that serves as a grassroots possibility to facilitate positive social transformation by using locally available resources and enabling the participation of the resident population. As a whole, the book conveys the importance of a diversification of engagement at the grassroots level to strengthen the capacity of individuals as decisive stakeholders, where the process of social transformation makes communities more interconnected, interdependent, multicultural and vital in building an inclusive society.”
  john rawls justice as fairness: Illiberal Justice David Lewis Schaefer, 2007 Schaefer challenges John Rawls's practically sacrosanct status among scholars of political theory, law, and ethics by demonstrating how Rawls's teachings deviate from the core tradition of American constitutional liberalism toward libertarianism--Provided by publisher.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Efficiency Instead of Justice? Klaus Mathis, 2009-03-18 Economic analysis of law is an interesting and challenging attempt to employ the concepts and reasoning methods of modern economic theory so as to gain a deeper understanding of legal problems. According to Richard A. Posner it is the role of the law to encourage market competition and, where the market fails because transaction costs are too high, to simulate the result of competitive markets. This would maximize economic efficiency and social wealth. In this work, the lawyer and economist Klaus Mathis critically appraises Posner’s normative justification of the efficiency paradigm from the perspective of the philosophy of law. Posner acknowledges the influences of Adam Smith and Jeremy Bentham, whom he views as the founders of normative economics. He subscribes to Smith’s faith in the market as an ideal allocation model, and to Bentham’s ethical consequentialism. Finally, aligning himself with John Rawls’s contract theory, he seeks to legitimize his concept of wealth maximization with a consensus theory approach. In his interdisciplinary study, the author points out the possibilities as well as the limits of economic analysis of law. It provides a method of analysing the law which, while very helpful, is also rather specific. The efficiency arguments therefore need to be incorporated into a process for resolving value conflicts. In a democracy this must take place within the political decision-making process. In this clearly written work, Klaus Mathis succeeds in making even non-economists more aware of the economic aspects of the law.
  john rawls justice as fairness: Rawls Samuel Freeman, 2007-05-23 In this superb introduction, Samuel Freeman introduces and assesses the main topics of Rawls' philosophy. Starting with a brief biography and charting the influences on Rawls' early thinking, he goes on to discuss the heart of Rawls's philosophy: his principles of justice and their practical application to society. Subsequent chapters discuss Rawls's theories of liberty, political and economic justice, democratic institutions, goodness as rationality, moral psychology, political liberalism, and international justice and a concluding chapter considers Rawls' legacy. Clearly setting out the ideas in Rawls' masterwork, A Theory of Justice, Samuel Freeman also considers Rawls' other key works, including Political Liberalism and The Law of Peoples. An invaluable introduction to this deeply influential philosopher, Rawls is essential reading for anyone coming to his work for the first time.
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justice as fairness can be understood as political and not metaphysical, and second, to explain why we should look for such a conception of justice in a democratic society.

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Since it appeared in 1971, John Rawls's A Theory of Justice has become a classic. This revised edition clears up a number of difficulties he and others have found in the original book.

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justice as fairness can be understood as political and not metaphysical, and second, to explain why we should look for such a conception of justice in a democratic society.

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Philosopher John Rawls argues in his recent book, A Theory of lustice,1 that trustworthy principles of justice will emerge as the result of an original agreement produced in a properly …

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John Rawls is one of the greatest philosophers in the field of moral theory and a rep‐ resentative of moderate liberalism. The main idea behind his work A Theory of Justice, published in 1971, …

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This conception, which Rawls calls "justice as fairness," may appear to be obvious, but Rawls is after big game here, and his pre-mises cannot be accepted lightly. Rawls is not simply …

Eyes wide shut: John Rawls’s silence on racial justice
I contend that Rawls’s conception of justice as fairness as a form of political liberalism is indebted to a strong principle of equal citizenship for all individuals that is blind to race and ethnicity, so …

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justice that Rawls proposes might be applicable for a broader discourse around just institutions, particularly when framed from a constitutional foundation. I begin with an overview of some of …

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tary. Reading Rawls's theory as fundamentally like Scanlon's brings out the richness of his theory, by making clear how justice as fairness cap-tures the full, diverse appeal of philosophical …

UNIT 7: JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS (DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE)
UNIT 7: JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS (DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE)* Structure 7.0 Objectives 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Meaning and Concept 7.2.1 Criteria for Justice 7.2.2 Four Distinctions 7.2.3 …

John Rawls’ ‘justice as fairness’ and the demandingness problem
John Rawls (1921-2002) was a liberal philosopher whose theory was, in the mid-twentieth century, the default mainstream political philosophy. His main theoretical construct is called …

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However, when John Rawls came in contact with Mill’s Utilitarianism, he read it and equally underscored some defects embedded in Mill’s utilitarian principles. Thus, Rawls wrote A …

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Rawls explicitly refers to Kant in a note at the beginning of Justice as Fairness: a Reformulation (RAWLS, 2001, p. 03). In addition, Rawls (2001) emphasizes, at various

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Rawls’ theory, despite frequent differences of opinion, contains many elements which are interesting to theologians as well. Firstly, Rawls gives pri‐ ority to justice as fairness. In his …

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Chapter 8 The Theory of Justice as Fairness I In the mid-twentieth century, John Rawls began work on a set of questionsthatquicklyledhimtoformulatethecentralideasofanew

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2. Justice, fairness and reciprocity ‘Justice’, says Rawls, ‘is the first virtue of social institutions’ (TJ 3: 3). So, for Rawls, a theory of justice is a theory of social justice, and Rawls explains that the …

Eyes wide shut: John Rawls’s silence on racial justice
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John Rawls Theory Of Justice What Is John Rawls Theory of Justice? A stable, fairly well-off society, as per John Rawls Theory Of Justice, is a cooperative endeavour for common …

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John Rawls’s 1971 A Theory of Justice is generally credited with the revival of Anglo-American political philosophy, ... self behind the veil, since justice as fairness includes everybody …

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JOHN RAWLS: A THEORY OF JUSTICE D. J. BENTLEYt The object of this piece is to offer a few reflections, provisional and far from rigorous in character, on Professor Rawls' A Theory of ...

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John Rawls’s theory of justice is an attempt to reconcile calculated self-interest with basic rights. In order to define generally consensual principles of justice, in his A Theory of Justice (1971) …

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A theory of justice / John Rawls. — Rev. ed. ... PREFACE xvii Part One. Theory CHAPTER I. JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS 3 1. The Role of Justice 3 2. The Subject of Justice 6 3. The Main …

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justice as fairness," Rawls says, "men agree to share one another's fate. In designing institutions they undertake to avail themselves of the accidents of nature and social circumstance only …

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Peoples‟. In 2001, John Rawls decided to address the criticisms garnered by his work in „A Theory of Justice‟ as a response to the critics of his work, he published „Justice as Fairness: A …

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A Theory of Justice, will reveal many of his thoughts. Rawls creates the idea that justice equals fairness, but it is clearly difficult to determine fairness. As you go through these excerpts, be …

Justice as Fairness: Political or Metaphysical? - JSTOR
It is not uncommon these days to hear John Rawls's post-A Theory of Justice writings referred to with sentiments of regret, even disappointment. As has often been remarked, A Theory of …

Rawls’s Teaching and the ‘Tradition’ of Political Philosophy
10 See “Four Roles of Political Philosophy” in John Rawls, Justice as Fairness: A Restatement (Cambridge MA, 2001), 1-5, cf. 83, 95-6. 11 See, for example, Rawls’s 1992 introduction to …

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dream. Many critics approaching justice as fairness from a mathematical Journal 99 (I989): 84-I02; John Harsanyi, "Can the Maximin Principle Serve as the Basis for Morality?" American …

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Rawls explicitly refers to Kant in a note at the beginning of Justice as Fairness: a Reformulation (RAWLS, 2001, p. 03). In addition, Rawls (2001) emphasizes, at various

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The former refers to justice or fairness or impartiality of the processes and procedures through which a law or policy or decision is arrived at and applied. Substantive justice refers ...

Rawls s Point of View: A Systematic Reading of Justice as Fairness
Rawls explicitly refers to Kant in a note at the beginning of Justice as Fairness: a Reformulation (RAWLS, 2001, p. 03). In addition, Rawls (2001) emphasizes, at various

Justice, Fairness and Rationality - Yale University
Justice, Fairness and Rationality* Joel Feinbergt A Theory of Justice. By John Rawls. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. Pp. 607. $15.00 (clothbound), 53.95 (paperback). The …

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The Two Principles of Justice in John Rawls' A THEORY OF JUSTICE Since its first publication in 1971, John Rawls' A Theory of Justice has been reprinted five times. Such popularity would ...

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a case, by ranking justice as the prime virtue, and in turn ranking his two principles of justice, Rawls is arguing that alternative solutions to conflicts of principle are incorrect, whether or not …

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John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice has been incredibly influential in political philosophy, it is unjust for it to be applied to society as a full theory of justice ... In fact, Rawls’ theory of justice is often …

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By John Rawls, Harvard University Press, 1999. Pp. 199. $22.50 Reviewed by Frank J. Garcia* Since the publication in 1971 of A Theory of Justice, many scholars have sought to apply John …

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John Rawls’s Justice as Fairness: anti-foundationalism, deliberative democracy, and cosmopolitanism Dr. Fabrizio Trifiró Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity …

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John Rawls’ theory of justice provided a revolutionary conception of the justice system and the morals behind it. As a solution to the deadlock of utilitarian and intuitionist theories of justice, it …

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Chapter 1: Rawls’ Justice as Fairness Purpose John Rawls set out to create a conception of justice that he felt could be an alternative to utilitarianism, the ethical theory that the best …

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Political Liberalism?: on John Rawls’s Political Turn offers a detailed explanation and defense of Rawls’s move toward a political version of liberalism. Taylor’s (2011) Reconstructing Rawls: …

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5 Justice as Fairness in practice 209 Justice as fairness on the political spectrum 209 Justice as fairness: implications for public policy 212 Just income distribution 213 Between fate and …

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B. Pokok-Pokok Pikiran Teori John Rawls Tentang Keadilan Sebagai Fairness. Pokok-pokok pikiran Teori John Rawls tentang keadilan sebagai fairness dijelaskan dalam bukunya yang …

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5 Mar 2021 · Rawls's "Theory of Justice" and its practical Application _____ Introduction John Rawls was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He was an American political philosopher in the liberal …

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In short, allocative justice would have efficiency as its aim, whereas distributive justice would seek fairness. Moreo ver, allocative justice conceives persons as merely rational, and rationality is …

Justice, Fairness and Rationality - Yale University
Justice, Fairness and Rationality* Joel Feinbergt A Theory of Justice. By John Rawls. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1971. Pp. 607. $15.00 (clothbound), 53.95 (paperback). The …

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provide some concluding remarks. I now turn to Rawls’s notion of ‘justice as fairness’. 2. Rawls’s Conception of ‘Justice as Fairness’ In 1971 Rawls published his seminal book, A Theory of …

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6 John Rawls, A Theory of Justice (Cambridge, MA, 1971,1999, revised edn.). The 'Kantian Interpretation' is given in Section 40. All citations are to the 1999 edition (the ... one sense, …

RECONCILING LIBERTY AND EQUALITY: JUSTICE AS FAIRNESS
John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice presents a rich, original, and ambitious theory of justice called “justice as fairness”: it is, by general agreement, the most important work about justice in the …

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John Rawls' perspectives on the social contract have and later ...
justice as fairness. INTRODUCTION John Rawls' perspectives on the social contract have been central in the development of discourse on moral theory as related to societal development. …