The evolution of Rawls's justification of political compliance: part 1 of the problem of political compliance in Rawls's theories of justice

Carter, A.B. (2006) The evolution of Rawls's justification of political compliance: part 1 of the problem of political compliance in Rawls's theories of justice. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 3(1), pp. 7-21.

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Abstract

As Rawls's thought evolved from his 1958 article ‘Justice as Fairness’ to the 1996 edition of his book Political Liberalism, his response to the problem of political compliance would seem to have undergone a number of changes. This article critically evaluates the development of Rawls's various explicit or implied arguments that serve to justify compliance to just social arrangements, and concludes that the problem of political compliance remains without any cogent solution within the vast corpus of Rawls's work.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Carter, Prof Alan
Authors: Carter, A.B.
Subjects:B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General)
College/School:College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy
Journal Name:Journal of Moral Philosophy
ISSN:1745-5243

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