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John Rawls: John Rawls (1921 – 2002) was an American moral, legal, and political philosopher in the liberal tradition. He is best known for his defense of egalitarian liberalism in his major work, A Theory of Justice (1971). Other major works are Political Liberalism (1993), The Law of Peoples (1999), Justice as Fairness - A Restatement (2001). See also Justice, Liberalism, Utilitarianism, Society, Difference Principle, Veil of Ignorance, Reflective Equilibrium._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Brian Barry on Rawls - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 94 Rawls/Barry, Brian/Waldron: Some commentators (e.g. Barry, 1995)(1) have expressed doubts about Rawls’s self-criticism(2) that the adoption of this ‘thin theory’ ((s) >Good/Rawls) means that A Theory of Justice was rooted in a particular comprehensive conception. WaldronVsBarry: But it is pretty clear that large parts of Rawlsian justice would not work without this thin theory of the good and of the importance of self-respect. The thin theory of the good and the notion of self-respect are implicated in the non-negotiable status that Rawls accords to freedom of conscience, for example, as well as in the general doctrine of the priority of liberty, the doctrine of the priority of opportunity, and his argument to the effect that citizens in a well-ordered society will not be motivated by material envy. 1. Barry, Brian (1995) ‘John Rawls and the search for stability’. Ethics, 105 (4): 874–915. 2. Rawls, John (1980) ‘Kantian constructivism in moral theory’. Journal of Philosophy, 77 (9): 515–72. Waldron, Jeremy 2004. „Liberalism, Political and Comprehensive“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
EconBarry I Brian Barry Sociologists,economists, and democracy Chicago 1970 Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |