The document discusses John Rawls and his work on political philosophy. It provides a list of Rawls' major publications and briefly summarizes some of his key ideas, including justice as fairness, political liberalism, and the idea of an overlapping consensus. It also discusses Rawls' view of how a stable, just society is possible even with profound disagreements over comprehensive doctrines.
Sovereign Virtue proposes a theory of distributive justice based on the principle of equal concern and respect. This theory studies justice from the perspective of people creating an ideal state from first principles, without constraints from existing governments or constitutions. The principle of equal concern is presented as a precondition for political legitimacy. A government must take an impartial attitude toward all citizens and ensure laws and policies are formed with equal concern for each person in mind. This equal concern for all citizens is described as the "sovereign virtue" that a government must uphold.
1. Ronald Dworkin defends the philosophical thesis of the unity of value, that all values are fundamentally one.
2. He argues that values like ethics, morality, politics, law, and impersonal values are interconnected and not in conflict.
3. Dworkin presents a substantive account of core values like ethics, morality, political morality, law, legitimacy, justice, freedom, equality, and democracy to illustrate their underlying unity.
Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar known for his extensive work on constitutional law, administrative law, and political philosophy. He has authored over 30 books and hundreds of articles on various topics. Some of his most well-known books include The Partial Constitution (1994), which critiques theories of constitutional interpretation; Nudge (2008), which explores libertarian paternalism; and Radicals in Robes (2005), which argues against extreme right-wing courts. Throughout his career, Sunstein has advocated for deliberative democracy and sought to reconcile individual rights with collective self-governance.
The document discusses several concepts from Rousseau's works, including:
1) Conflicts arise between claims of justice based on strength versus claims based on need or first possession, leading to violence.
2) Rousseau argues that justice comes from submitting to conditions imposed on others, and justice must be reciprocal to be accepted.
3) Putting the law above man is problematic, as the legislative power is essential to the state and laws must have ongoing force from the people's will to govern.
The document discusses John Rawls and his work on political philosophy. It provides a list of Rawls' major publications and briefly summarizes some of his key ideas, including justice as fairness, political liberalism, and the idea of an overlapping consensus. It also discusses Rawls' view of how a stable, just society is possible even with profound disagreements over comprehensive doctrines.
Sovereign Virtue proposes a theory of distributive justice based on the principle of equal concern and respect. This theory studies justice from the perspective of people creating an ideal state from first principles, without constraints from existing governments or constitutions. The principle of equal concern is presented as a precondition for political legitimacy. A government must take an impartial attitude toward all citizens and ensure laws and policies are formed with equal concern for each person in mind. This equal concern for all citizens is described as the "sovereign virtue" that a government must uphold.
1. Ronald Dworkin defends the philosophical thesis of the unity of value, that all values are fundamentally one.
2. He argues that values like ethics, morality, politics, law, and impersonal values are interconnected and not in conflict.
3. Dworkin presents a substantive account of core values like ethics, morality, political morality, law, legitimacy, justice, freedom, equality, and democracy to illustrate their underlying unity.
Cass Sunstein is an American legal scholar known for his extensive work on constitutional law, administrative law, and political philosophy. He has authored over 30 books and hundreds of articles on various topics. Some of his most well-known books include The Partial Constitution (1994), which critiques theories of constitutional interpretation; Nudge (2008), which explores libertarian paternalism; and Radicals in Robes (2005), which argues against extreme right-wing courts. Throughout his career, Sunstein has advocated for deliberative democracy and sought to reconcile individual rights with collective self-governance.
The document discusses several concepts from Rousseau's works, including:
1) Conflicts arise between claims of justice based on strength versus claims based on need or first possession, leading to violence.
2) Rousseau argues that justice comes from submitting to conditions imposed on others, and justice must be reciprocal to be accepted.
3) Putting the law above man is problematic, as the legislative power is essential to the state and laws must have ongoing force from the people's will to govern.