Equality in the contemporary theories of justice
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| Thesis title in English: | Equality in the contemporary theories of justice |
| Key words: | Equality, justice, John Rawls, G.A. Cohen, contemporary theories of justice, egalitarianism, socialism, liberalism |
| English key words: | Equality, justice, John Rawls, G.A. Cohen, contemporary theories of justice, egalitarianism, socialism, liberalism |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2014/2015 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Institute of Economic Studies (23-IES) |
| Supervisor: | doc. Ing. Vladimír Benáček, CSc. |
| Author: |
| Guidelines |
| According to the FSV guidelines. |
| References |
| Cohen, G. A. (2011). On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice, and Other Essays in Political Philosophy. Princeton University Press: New Jersey/US.
Cohen, G. A. (2008) Rescuing Justice and Equality. Harvard University Press: Massachusetts. Nagel, T. (1995). Equality and Partiality. Oxford University Press: New York. Nussbaum, M.C. (2007). Frontiers of Justice. Harvard University Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts. Rawls, J. (1999). A Theory of Justice. Harvard University Press: Massachusetts. Rawls, J. (2001). Justice as Fairness: A Restatement. Harvard University Press: Massachusetts. Sandel, M.J. (2010). Liberalism and the Limits of Justice. 2nd Revised edition. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. Sandel, M.J. (2009). Justice: What is the Right Thing to Do? Farrar, Satraus and Giroux: New York Sen, K.A. (2010). The Idea of Justice. Penguin Books Ltd: London. |
| Preliminary scope of work |
| Outline:
1. Introduction 2. Theoretical background and the definition of the concept of justice a. the review of the literature on the contemporary theories of justice 3. John Rawls’s theory of justice as fairness as a contemporary theory of justice a. Original position b. Two principles of justice 4. “The Difference Principle” and the Concept of Equality a. Veil of Ignorance b. The Concept of Equality 5. Egalitarian/communitarian theories of justice a. Amartya Sen, the Idea of Justice b. Michael Sandel, Theory of Justice c. Martha Nussbaum, Theory of Justice 6. G.A. Cohen's Egalitarian Theory of Justice 7. Conclusions 8. References / Bibliography |
| Preliminary scope of work in English |
| Outline:
1. Introduction 2. Theoretical background and the definition of the concept of justice a. the review of the literature on the contemporary theories of justice 3. John Rawls’s theory of justice as fairness as a contemporary theory of justice a. Original position b. Two principles of justice 4. “The Difference Principle” and the Concept of Equality a. Veil of Ignorance b. The Concept of Equality 5. Egalitarian/communitarian theories of justice a. Amartya Sen, the Idea of Justice b. Michael Sandel, Theory of Justice c. Martha Nussbaum, Theory of Justice 6. G.A. Cohen's Egalitarian Theory of Justice 7. Conclusions 8. References / Bibliography |