The conception of subject in the Theory of Justice as Fairness

Authors

  • Luiz Paulo Rouanet Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2016.1.18349

Keywords:

Subject. Self. Just as Fairness. Morals.

Abstract

The present exposition has the following structure. In the first part, (I), I will synthetize some of the criticisms of Rawl’s conception of subject, or self; in the second part (II), I will scrutinize a 1963 paper by Rawls entitled “The sense of justice”, and hope to show, on the basis of this text, that one cannot say that the Rawlsian moral being is a being without flesh, blood or life, as critics have suggested, following in the footsteps of criticism from Hegel to Kant; third (III), I will examine excerpts of TJ (A Theory of Justice) that deal, directly or indirectly, with the concept of subject; finally (IV), I will look at papers published after TJ that may be relevant to the present topic.

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Author Biography

Luiz Paulo Rouanet, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

Professor at DFIME- UFSJ/BRAZIL.

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Published

2016-04-25

How to Cite

Rouanet, L. P. (2016). The conception of subject in the Theory of Justice as Fairness. Veritas (Porto Alegre), 61(1), 75–88. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2016.1.18349

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Ética Normativa, Metaética e Filosofia Política