A Theory of Justice by John Rawls is an attempt to reconcile liberty and equality, and to solve the problem of distributive justice. It is a theory about social justice. Comparing it with the Golden Rule ”do unto others as you would want them to do to you”, we could say that Rawls takes a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Political Philosophy’
October 24, 2008
How can the state’s justification be achieved?
There are many different types of state. It seems, however, that all of them have something in common: they possess political power, what Max Weber defined as “possession of monopoly of legitimate violence”. The purpose of the political power is to protect the citizens within the state. In reality, the fact is that the state [...]
September 29, 2008
The State of Nature: Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)
In his greatest work Leviathan, Hobbes writes that nothing could be worst than a life without the protection of the State.
Hobbes is a materialist and draws on Galileo’s theory about the principle of conservation of motion. Hobbes writes that “an object will eternally be in motion unless somewhat stays it” (Leviathan, 87).
Using [...]
