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Document Description
Title
An
examination
of
Rawls'
neutral
justification
of
liberalism
Author
Chafe
,
Roger
,
1970-
Description
Thesis
(M.Phil.)--Memorial
University
of
Newfoundland
,
2000.
Philosophy
Date
2000
Pagination
v, 124 leaves
Subject
Rawls
,
John
,
1921-2002;
Liberalism;
Justice
Degree
M.Phil.
Degree Grantor
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Philosophy
Discipline
Philosophy
Language
eng
Temporal Coverage
1921-2002
Notes
Bibliography:
leaves
119-124
Abstract
John
Rawls
presents
a
carefully
crafted
justification
of
liberalism
designed
to be
acceptable
to
certain
pluralistic
societies.
The
acceptability
of his
justification
depends
, in
large
part
, on its
being
'neutral'
with
regard
to the
reasonable
comprehensive
doctrines
within
these
societies.
The
main
idea
is
that
within
societies
whose
members
do
not have a
shared
conception
of the
good
the
justification
of
political
institutions
cannot
be
based
on
assumptions
which
are
contentious
to any
reasonable
group.
In this
paper
,
I
examine
Rawls'
attempt
to
provide
a
neutral
justification
by
breaking
his
justification
into
three
stages:
I)
the
attempt
to
justify
adopting
a
conception
of
justice
generally;
2)
the
attempt
to
justify
adopting
a
normative
liberal
conception
of
justice;
and
3)
the
attempt
to
justify
adopting
a
specific
normative
liberal
conception
of
justice
,
i.e.
, his
conception
of
justice
as
fairness.
This
novel
way
of
looking
at
Rawls'
work
allows
us to
best
evaluate
the
strengths
and
shortcomings
of his
justification
and the
project
of
liberal
neutrality
more
generally.
Presenting
Rawls
in this
way
also
illustrates
how
writers
like
Sandel
,
Habermas
, and
Rorty
misinterpret
key
aspects
of
Rawls'
project.
I
conclude
by
saying
that
while
Rawls
is
fairly
successful
in
providing
a
neutral
justification
for
certain
liberal
societies
,
maintaining
this
neutrality
hampers
'justice
as
fairness'
from
contributing
more
clearly
to
current
political
debates
within
liberal
societies.
Type
Text
Resource Type
Electronic
thesis
or
dissertation
Format
Image/jpeg;
Application/pdf
Source
Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier
a1475508
Rights
The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection
Electronic
Theses
and
Dissertations
Scanning Status
Completed
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