![]() In this moment of the theory, Rawls shows how justice as fairness will establish and guarantee its principles through the arrangement of political, social, and economic institutions (the basic structure of society). ![]() We welcome submissions from graduate students. After this stage, Rawls (1999, Part 2) develops, albeit somewhat abstractly, the different stages of application of the principles. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 7 September 2022. The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended to 5 September. We welcome submissions of abstracts of at most 500 words. ![]() The aim of this workshop is to explore the complex relationship Rawls develops between the right and the good in his theory of justice and the various implications of this relation for Rawlsian scholarship in particular, and liberal theory in general. In Political Liberalism Rawls in response to critics, unpacks this priority relation, and places emphasis on the complementary nature of the right and the good. The priority of the right is a position that Rawls defended throughout his work. The structure of an ethical theory is, then, largely determined by how it defines and connects these two basic notions”. Rawls in A Theory of Justice (1999, 21) states: “The two main concepts of ethics are those of the right and the good the concept of a morally worthy person is, I believe, derived from them. ![]() This workshop event is a hybrid event held on Zoom, and in-person at Future Africa by the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pretoria in South Africa on 4 October 2022. ![]()
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