In a passage in A Theory of Justice, which has become increasingly influential in recent years, John Rawls (1971) noted an analogy between moral philosophy and grammar. Moral philosophy, or at least the first stage of moral philosophy, Rawls maintained, can be thought of as the attempt to describe our moral capacity – the capacity which underlies “the potentially infinite number and variety of ...

The vast improvements in medical technology reviled the crucial role of social determinants of health for the etiology, prevalence and prognosis of diseases. This changed the content of the right to health concept from a demand of health services, to a claim of having access to all social determinants of health. Thus, the just allocation of scarce resources of health and social determinants of ...

" Equality of opportunity * " 1 2 by 3 John E. Roemer 4 and 5 Alain Trannoy 6 7 1. Introduction 8 In the welfarist tradition of social-choice theory, egalitarianism means equality of 9 welfare or utility 1. Conservative critics of egalitarianism rightly protest that it is highly 10 questionable that this kind of equality is ethically desirable, as it fails to hold persons 11 responsible for the...

" Equality of opportunity * " 1 2 by 3 John E. Roemer 4 and 5 Alain Trannoy 6 7 1. Introduction 8 In the welfarist tradition of social-choice theory, egalitarianism means equality of 9 welfare or utility 1. Conservative critics of egalitarianism rightly protest that it is highly 10 questionable that this kind of equality is ethically desirable, as it fails to hold persons 11 responsible for the...

The ideas of later Rawls (after 1993) and particularly his early period work (before the 70s 20th century), often become subject serious attention. In author’s view, this situation establishes stereotypical one-sided interpretations. However, objective attention to Rawls’ (the project naturalist ethics based on protestant basis, morality, which constitutes itself through fact perception others ...

a University of North Dakota, Management Department, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8377, United States b Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, Area of Management, Texas Tech University, 15th Street and Flint Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409, United States c Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business, Area of Management, Texas Tech University, 15th Street and Flint Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409, ...