1. Rawls puts forward a proposal of political philosophy suitable for a pluralistic society where members try to establish and make persistent a stable social cooperation. The proposal is very sophisticated and takes into consideration numerous elements of a complex society. First of all, it is worth pointing out that the model of society proposed by Rawls is a liberal society, based on the ide...

Probably the most universally supported conception of justice in advanced societies is that of equal opportunity. What does this mean, and how can it be formalized? The first treatment of this problem in social choice theory involved interpreting equality of opportunity as equality of opportunity sets, that is, rendering the sets of choices available to di¤erent individuals the same. In my view...

In this paper, I contrast two approaches to political legitimacy, both influenced by Rawls. One is the classic liberal picture, according which a state legitimate if its “constitutional essentials” could be endorsed reasonable citizens. The alternative idea that what makes primarily success at organizing basic structure in way demonstrably favorable governed. Specifically, suggest insofar as it...

This essay creates an unlikely conversation between two 20th century thinkers: John Rawls and Michael Oakeshott. I say “unlikely” because apart from a few scant remarks in the writing of each did not directly engage other. The begins by examining Oakeshott’s explication “The Rationalist” her tradition history political thought. Specifically, shows that rationalism politics involves belief reaso...