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The Primary Exploration Of Rawls' New Contract Theory

Posted on:2008-05-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360215979500Subject:Ethics
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John Rawls'contract theory had in its justice theory importance function, is his justicetheory of foundation and soul. Pass contract thought, Rawls establishment it the huge but tightjustice theory be regardless a concepts, such as"origina l position"and"veil of ignora nce"etc,perhaps the principle of"overlapping consensus"of reflective"equilibrium"with contractthought for the foundation take into argument, thus become west 20th century mostimportance of the influence be the most strong of politica l ethics thought. Society contract oftheory come from ma nkind to the democracy, equal, freedom and justice of pursue. Rawlsinherits title in A Theory of Justice west contract theory of tradition, with contract theorydeduce it as fair of justice view, namely the justice principle be what we all participantconsistent agree with common choose come out, representative all the consensus, he of thecitizen still think as long as procedure top we follow justice, it result also inevitable justice, soRawls'contract theory is also a pure procedure justice type. But Rawls'contract theory againis different from with Locke,Kant wait for someone for ma in representative of modern agecontract theory, therefore, the educationa l circles be widespread to call it new contract theory.It challenge emollient the divine right of kings etc. former of politica l theories, and contractconduct and actions beg politica l the argument way of the legitimacy is also necessity of, butin Rawls'A Theory of Justice , contract whether really come to a the effect think by Rawlsthen cause suspicionThis text research with Rawls'contract theory be a basic theory foundation, fromphilosophy and morals two angle rightness Rawls of contract thought carry on discuss, passthis two angle elucida tion to alwa ys pierce through in John Rawls'theories system contracttheory, and with contract theory for foundation to certifica te the John Rawls'justice theory etc.Since Mill ages utilitarianism occupy to rule a position, contract theory in politica lphilosophy already death more tha n 100 years. Now but speech, one of John Rawls'mostimportance of contribute be make the contract talk about back to return, the words which usesome researcher say, Rawls make politica l philosophy appeared"a kind of contract theorychange direction".However in Rawls'theory system also existence certain of limit, for example: Rawls ofcontract thought escape from reality of society produce practice and escaped from concrete ofhistory and reality, with only thing doctrine mutually antinomy, and it root of culturalfoundation be produce data privately owned make with individ ualism of value, this come to adecision it contract theory can't real work out a justice problem, but it contract theory in offair of, system stability of principle worthy of we take in to draw lessons from in theconstruction the socia lism market economy of the process.
Keywords/Search Tags:John Rawls, New contract theory, Justice theory, Dimension
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