John RAWLS"Justice et Démocratie"
1. John RAWLS 1.1. Un auteur reconnu
Né en 1921, John RAWLS enseigne la philosophie à l’université de Harvard. Il est célèbre pour son ouvrage A Theory of Justice (1971) qui a eu un immense succès dans le monde entier et qui synthétise les concepts clés de la démocratie libérale. Cette ouvrage a été en effet traduit en Allemand, en Espagnol, en Français, en Japonais, en Coréen, en Portugais…Il a écrit de nombreux articles et ouvrages .
1.2. Une bibliographie surprenante
1950
"A Study in the Grounds of Ethical Knowledge: Considered with Reference to Judgments on the Moral Worth of Character." Ph.D. Dissertation, Princeton University, 1950. Abstract in Dissertation Abstracts (1955), 15(4):608-609.
1951
"Outline of a Decision Procedure for Ethics." Philosophical Review (April 1951), 60(2):177-197. Review of Axel Hägerstrom's Inquiries into the Nature of Law and Morals (C.D. Broad, tr.). Mind (July 1955), 64(255):421-422. Review of Stephen Toulmin's An Examination of the Place of Reason in Ethics (1950). Philosophical Review (October 1951), 60(4):572-580.
1955
"Two Concepts of Rules." Philosophical Review (January 1955), 64(1):3-32.
1957
"Justice as Fairness." Journal of Philosophy (October 24, 1957), 54(22):653-662.An abbreviated version of the next item.
1958
"Justice as Fairness." Philosophical Review (April 1958), 67(2):164-194.
1959
Review of A. Vilhelm Lundstedt's Legal Thinking Revised. Cornell Law Quarterly (1959), 44:169.
1961
"Justice as Fairness." In Frederick A. Olafson, ed., Justice and Social Policy: A Collection of Essays, pp. 80-107. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, A Spectrum Book, 1961. See "Justice as Fairness" (1958), the last paragraph of Section 3 has been extensively revised. Review of Raymond Klibansky, ed., Philosophy in Mid-Century: A Survey. Philosophical Review (January 1961), 70(1):131-132. "Two Concepts of Rules." In Frederick A.