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Mar 25, 2008 · John Rawls (b. 1921, d. 2002) was an American political philosopher in the liberal tradition. His theory of justice as fairness describes a society of free citizens holding equal basic rights and cooperating within an egalitarian economic system.
In interpreting Rawls’s understanding of democracy, I draw upon both A Theory of Justice (Justice) and Political Liberalism (Liberalism). The two works diverge at points, which I discuss when the differences bear on Rawls’s understanding of the relationship between liberalism and democracy.
- Amy Gutmann
- 2002
Though Rawls's political liberalism claims to oppose perfectionist, teleological, and utilitarian traits, his own account suggests a more complex view in which justice as fairness is not exempt from perfectionist, teleological, and utilitarian elements.
Dec 3, 2011 · As its title indicates, this book reconstructs the reasons why Rawls thought it necessary to recast his conception of justice, 'justice as fairness,' as a 'political' conception. Weithman rejects the widespread view, which he labels the 'Public Basis View,' that Rawls's move to political liberalism was motivated by dissatisfaction with the ...
The main question of Political Liberalism is posed against a certain historical and social background that can be traced back to the Reformation and its aftermath.
Rawls's political liberalism introduces important modifications into the idea of justice presented in A Theory of Justice. His understanding of politics is compatible with several accounts of the political realm.
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Nov 19, 2015 · The article offers a reconstruction of John Rawls views on political legitimacy, from A Theory of Justice to his late writings on political liberalism. It argues that Rawls had three conceptions of legitimacy, not two as one might expect based on the distinction between his two major works.
