A Fallacy in Rawls's Theory of Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6403358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter J Steinberger (0000-0001-9497-5965, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-69 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6705 • E-ISSN: 1748-6858 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0034670500015850 |
| OpenAlex | W2136926599 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
An important feature of Rawls's theory of justice is the putative separation of justice and desert. It is shown that Rawls in fact presupposes a quite strong theory of desert which provides the key justification for the original position. It is further argued that the theory of desert has implications for distributive shares which contradict those of Rawlsian justice in general and the difference principle in particular. Finally, it is claimed that this contradiction seems to resist any kind of easy resolution since the theory of justice rests upon, hence requires, the theory of desert
Contradiction · Desert (philosophy · Distributive justice · Economic Justice · Epistemology · Fallacy · Law and economics · Original position · Political science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religion and Society Interactions
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |