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SoSe 20: Der politische Liberalismus von John Rawls: zwischen demokratischen Sozialismus und Demokratie mit Eigentumsbesitz (property-owning democracy)

Pedro Teixeira

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Die Veranstaltung findet asynchron als Online-Seminar statt.

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In this seminar we will analyse and discuss the work of John Rawls. Following the 1971 publication of his A Theory of Justice, Rawls’ idea of a society organised according to principles of justice became one of the dominant paradigms in political philosophy. Despite the numerous debates which took place in the past few decades, Rawls’ work still plays a major role in shaping up our ideas and perceptions about social and economic justice in contemporary societies. In this course we shall examine the key aspects of Rawls’ theory and the way they evolved over time. We shall attempt to reconstruct his main ideas and contributions in a chronological manner, while considering some important lines of criticism against his vision of a just society. These will include Rawls’ methodological choices (e.g. Kantian constructivism, ideal vs. non-ideal theory), his notion of ‘justice as fairness’, his understanding of the meaning of ‘political liberalism’ as well as Rawls’ (Hegelian) appeal to a reconciliation with the existing values of a liberal society. We will then look at new interpretations of Rawls which place him much closer to social democratic or even democratic socialist views, namely through his imagination of a ‘property-owning democracy’." Schließen

12 Termine

Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung

Do, 14:00 - 16:00 12 Termine

Do, 23.04.2020 14:00 - 16:00

Dozenten:
Pedro Teixeira