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RAWLS'S THEORY OF JUSTICE: A NECESSARY EXTENSION TO ENVIRONMENTALISM
| Title: | RAWLS'S THEORY OF JUSTICE: A NECESSARY EXTENSION TO ENVIRONMENTALISM. |
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| Name(s): |
Greene, Andrew, Author Kiel, Dwight, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | John Rawls's stated intergenerational justice scheme, known as the just-savings principle, does not include an institutional concern for the environment and is therefore incomplete and incapable of maintaining meaningfully just relations between generations. The theory's emphasis on economic theory and capital accumulation demonstrates a misinterpretation of environmental issues and concerns as well as their underlying causes and repercussions. This lapse in Rawls's intergenerational scheme exposes flaws in his larger theory of justice by leaving the stability of society in question and placing arbitrary burdens on generations and peoples without institutional recourse. However, by supplementing justice as fairness (JAF) with Rawls's other writings, such as The Law of Peoples, a more satisfactory outline for justice between generations can be achieved and a more comprehensive scheme of intergenerational justice can be incorporated into Rawls's theory of justice. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0004025 (IID), ucf:49176 (fedora) | |
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2011-08-01 M.A. Sciences, Department of Political Science Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
John Rawls justice Theory of Justice The Law of Peoples intergenerational justice international justice environment environmentalism political theory |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0004025 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
