An analysis of John Rawls and the concept of cosmopolitism based on Immanuel Kant’s work

Authors

  • Felipe Macedo Couto Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Renato Gomes de Araujo Rocha Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Cosmopolitism, Overlapping consensus, Moral, Politics, Original position.

Abstract

The work of John Rawls has its roots in the classical contractualism of Locke, Rousseau and Kant, in order to frame a harsh critique of the utilitarianism that dominated the political philosophy of his time. A deeper understanding of the key aspects of Kant’s work puts itself as a prerequisite to a well-grounded analysis of Ralws’ writings. Matters such as the relation between States, as well as the relation between morals and politics arise from the work of these two authors. Furthermore, the main question is if distributive justice, as presented by Rawls, as well as other of his concepts such as overlapping consensus and original position are adequate to a cosmopolitan worldview.

Author Biographies

Felipe Macedo Couto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Mestrando em Teoria e Filosofia do Direito na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ.

Renato Gomes de Araujo Rocha, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Mestrando em Direito Penal na Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - UERJ

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Published

2013-03-01

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 1 (2013)

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