John Rawls (1921–2002) and his work are now squarely a subject for history. In the more than fifteen years since death, rich body of scholarship has emerged which attempts, in different ways, to understand nature, development, impact Rawls's thought from variety historical perspectives. With 2021 marking fifty A Theory Justice (1971) was first published, this special forum examines what we here...

O texto analisa quais teriam sido as razões estruturais pelas Habermas, no seu sobre a desobediência civil de 1983, estranhamente, não referencia o nome Arendt, mas Rawls. Para isso, apresenta alguns elemen tos do t ratamento arendtiano da desobediên cia que inviabilizaram alinhamento trabalho Habermas [1983] com aquele pensadora. Por fim, aponta para prox imidades teoria aq uela Rawls, muito e...

¿Qué papel juegan los animales no humanos en la filosofía política de John Rawls? En este artículo identifico tres posibles respuestas. Según respuesta integracionista, pueden ser incluidos su teoría justicia, como genuinos receptores deberes justicia. De acuerdo con compatibilista, por otra parte, justicia Rawls, pero sí encajan más amplia. Por último, según del conflicto, existe una tensión e...

The critique of utilitarianism forms a crucial subplot in the complex analysis of social justice that John Rawls develops in his first book, A Theory of Justice. 1 The weaknesses of utilitarianism indicate the need for an alternative theory, and at many stages of the argument the test for the adequacy of the new theory that Rawls elaborates is whether it can be demonstrated to be superior to th...