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Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism: On the Epistemology of Justice

Book information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2010
ISBN
1441161147, 9781441161147, 9781441120694
LCC
JC578 .W415 2010
Open Library ID
OL24040296M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
958 kB (981105 bytes)
Series
Continuum Studies in Political Philosophy
Pages
176\175
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In Rawls, Dewey, and Constructivism, Eric Weber examines and critiques John Rawls' epistemology and the unresolved tension - inherited from Kant - between Representationalism and Constructivism in Rawls' work. Weber argues that, despite Rawls' claims to be a constructivist, his unexplored Kantian influences cause several problems. In particular, Weber criticises Rawls' failure to explain the origins of conceptions of justice, his understanding of "persons" and his revival of Social Contract Theory. Drawing on the work of John Dewey to resolve these problems, the book argues for a rigorously constructivist approach to the concept of justice and explores the practical implications of such an approach for Education.

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