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" The ethic of care and Rawlsian social justice : "
Wilson, Sarah.
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Latin Dissertation
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1095945
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TLets418502
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Wilson, Sarah.
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The ethic of care and Rawlsian social justice :\ Wilson, Sarah.
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University of Lancaster
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2002
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2002
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Ph.D.
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This thesis aims to demonstrate the relevance of the ethic of care to politicalphilosophy, by illustrating how a care-based theory of social justice might bedeveloped. The thesis complements and extends existing work on the ethic of care,both as critical of traditional justice theories, and as a philosophical perspective. Thethesis offers are-interpretation of the ethic of care, the care perspective, synthesisedfrom works that consider both the practical and the philosophical implications of theethic. This care perspective forms the basis for both a critical analysis and areinterpretation of Rawls's account of social justice, from fundamental concepts,through the original position and the primary goods, to suggestions for alternativeprinciples.The first two chapters explore the distinction between the ethic of care and the careperspective by looking at works that emphasise different aspects of the ethic. Thecontrast between care- and justice-based accounts is a recurring theme, illustratinghow a care approach can offer both critique and reinterpretation. Chapter three putsforward the justification for care as a basis for political philosophy, and expands onthe account of the care perspective introduced in chapter one. The thesis then turns toa critique and reinterpretation of Rawls's theory of justice. Chapter four presents a critical analysis of the key conceptions of Rawls's account, and chapter five offers areinterpretation of these conceptions and a reworking of the original position that isbased on the care perspective. Chapter six discusses the concept of primary goods,and chapter seven offers alternative principles of justice. Chapter eight summarisesthe alternative account, and concludes that the alternative principles could be chosenin the original position. The final chapter concludes that the thesis has achieved theobjective of demonstrating how a care-based theory of social justice might bedeveloped.
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