The Limits of Rawlsian Justice

By: Roberto Alejandro

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A scholar of political theory urges that we acknowledge the limits of Rawlsian justice--both as a defense of the welfare state and as the basis of a just society.

The idea of fairness lies at the heart of the concept of justice proposed by political philosopher John Rawls, a concept that liberals have often invoked to defend the welfare state. In The Limits of Rawlsian Justice political theorist Roberto Alejandro challenges the assumptions that Rawls set out to defend his position. While other opponents of Rawls have attempted to offer an alternative to his concept of justice as fairness, Alejandro instead examines Rawls from within his own writings, testing Rawls's assumptions on the basis of those assumptions themselves. As a result, Alejandro shows that Rawls's idea of justice as fairness is fraught with inner tensions, exposed to utilitarian dangers, and far from being the coherent model Rawls promised.

Alejandro concludes that Rawls's notion of justice-as-fairness preserves the status quo, overlooks the realities of inequalities in today's society, and is inherently conservative. As a theoretical paradigm, it is exhausted. He urges that we acknowledge the limits of Rawlsian justice both as a defense of the welfare state and as the basis of a just society.

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""In this well-written examination, Alejandro weaves Rawls's writings after A Theory of Justice into a clear and provocative account of Rawls's view of justice. This volume would work well in a graduate course, and Rawlsian scholars will find Alejandro's account lucid and worth considering.""

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Liberal Tribulations and Modern Malaises	p. 1
Worn-out Warriors and Order	p. 3
Moralizing the State	p. 8
The Liberal Self, Prozac, and Postmodernity	p. 12
Back to A Theory of Justice	p. 14
Rawls's Project	p. 20
The Argument	p. 20
The Rawlsian Good Society	p. 23
The Rawlsian Project	p. 29
The Founding and the Monopoly of Justice	p. 34
The Priority of Institutions	p. 40
Well-being and Political Calculus	p. 43
Justice and Well-being: Different Scenarios	p. 43
Well-being and Rawlsian Trade-offs	p. 48
The Difference Principle and the Priority of Administrative Procedures	p. 54
The Difference Principle and the Political Realm	p. 57
Scarce Resources and Utilitarianism	p. 63
Conflicts of the Heart: The First versus the Second Principle of Rawlsian Justice	p. 67
The Difference Principle: The Real Foundation of Rawlsian Justice	p. 67
The Original Position and Prudence	p. 72
Rights and Interests: Rousseau and Rawls	p. 77
The Difference Principle and Accountability	p. 81
Justice as Fairness and the Status of Middle Sectors	p. 83
The Utilitarian Bent: Back Again	p. 86
Rawlsian Justice and Machiavelli's Dilemma	p. 91
Rawls's Communitarianism	p. 97
Rawlsian Associations; or, How the Priority of the Self Vanishes	p. 98
Psychology, Reciprocity, and the Sense of Justice	p. 100
The Monopoly of Justice, the Human Condition, and the "Love of Mankind"	p. 103
Replies and Counterreplies	p. 106
Sandel's Interpretation: A Rejoinder	p. 108
Conclusion	p. 113
What Is Political about Rawls's Political Liberalism	p. 115
Accounts of Politics and the Displacements of Rawlsian Justice	p. 116
Rawlsian Justice and the Public Sphere	p. 124
Political Liberalism as a Comprehensive Doctrine	p. 127
From "We the People" to "We the Justices"	p. 133
Envy, Nature, and Full Autonomy	p. 137
A Note on Envy; or, Why Shopping Malls Matter	p. 137
Precarious Stability	p. 141
Circles, and How Nature Supports the Constitution	p. 145
Full Autonomy and the Priority of Liberty	p. 149
Farewell to Rawlsian Justice	p. 153
The Question of Coherence and Summary of Problems	p. 155
Bidding Farewell	p. 164
Justice as Reconciliation	p. 167
Reconciliation or Exhaustion?	p. 172
Both Ways	p. 176
Conclusions	p. 178
Notes	p. 181
Bibliography	p. 203
Index	p. 207
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