Autonomia e consenso sobreposto em Rawls

Rawls on Race/Race in Rawls

John Rawls’s A Theory of Justice (1971) is widely credited with having revived post–World War II Anglo American political philosophy. This book together with his later writings are routinely judged to constitute the most important body of work in that field. Indeed, with the collapse of Second World and Third World socialist ideologico-political alternatives, liberalism in one form or another h...

Nódulos de Tireóide e Câncer Diferenciado de Tireóide: Consenso Brasileiro

Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Brazilian Consensus. Thyroid nodules are a common manifestation of thyroid diseases. It is estimated that ~10% of adults have palpable thyroid nodules with the frequency increasing throughout life. The major concern on nodule evaluation is the risk of malignancy (5–10%). Differentiated thyroid carcinoma accounts for 90% of all thyroid malignant...

Revisiting Rawls

The present paper revisits the issue of rational decision making in John Rawls’ original position. Drawing on Isaac Levi’s theory of decision, I discuss how we can defend Rawls against John C. Harsanyi’s charge that maximin reasoning in the original position is irrational. The discussion suggests that systematic application of Levi’s theory is likely to have important consequences for ethics an...

Rawls and Kantian Constructivism

Autonomia: an autonomic computing environment

The prolifeation of Internet technologies, services and devices, have made the current networked system designs, and management tools incapable of designing reliable, secure networked systems and services. In fact, we have reached a level of complexity, heterogeneity, and a rapid change rate that our information infiastructure is becoming unmanageable and insecure. This had led researchers to c...