Essays about: "Rawls’"

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  1. 16. Distributing Educational Opportunities : Strengths and Weaknesses of Different Approaches

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Adam Ek; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : When there is scarcity of educational position, we need a just system of distribution that decides who's to be admitted to said position. In this text I argue that the common system of using grades and test results as merit to distribute educational opportunities is unjust. READ MORE

  3. 17. Rawls problem of securing political liberties within the international institutions

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Samuel Malm; [2018]
    Keywords : John Rawls; Law of Peoples; International institutions; Political Liberties; Theory of Justice;

    Abstract : In Law of Peoples Rawls tries to work out a theory that will ensure a fair interaction between the world’s ‘peoples’ (synonymous with “nations”). By this he means a description of international rules that both liberal and non-liberal peoples can accept, with the purpose of eradicating political injustices in the world; which Rawls believes is the big cause of the greatest evils in the world. READ MORE

  4. 18. Realizing Rawls in an Automated Future

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kalle Eriksson; [2018]
    Keywords : automation; John Rawls; justice as fairness; socialism; property-owning democracy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Recent advances in artificial intelligence have enabled machines to take over many of the tasks that could previously only be carried out by humans. This trend is expected to continue, urging political theory to propose ideas for how the organization of society can be adapted accordingly. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Shortcomings in John Rawls's ´The Law of Peoples´ : An Evaluation of the Theory based on the Syrian Civil War

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Emma Sjöblom; [2016]
    Keywords : Political philosophy; John Rawls; The Law of Peoples; Syria; Civil War; Liberalism; Intervention; Liberal Intervention; International Relations; Politisk filosofi; Syrien; Inbördeskrig; Internationella relationer;

    Abstract : This essay presents and discusses John Rawls’s ‘The Law of Peoples’ and it’s ability to be used in practice. The theory’s ability to judge right and wrongful actions in liberal intervention is tested when applied to the current conflict in Syria, and is used to evaluate the actions made by the liberal state France, during its involvement in the crisis. READ MORE

  6. 20. Basic Income: A Comparative Study of Brazil and India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Aisha Hassan; [2016]
    Keywords : Basic Income; Brazil; India; Comparative Study; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Do we know enough about Basic Income (BI) to support or discharge it? In this paper, two studies on the subject are reviewed in order to answer this question. One is the pilot study of Unconditional Basic Income in rural India (conducted by SEWA and UNICEF in 2011-2013) and the other is the Bolsa Escola/ Bolsa Familia program that was launched in Brazil in 1995 and is still ongoing. READ MORE