Liberal Justice: Kant, Rawls and Human Rights

Kantian Review 23 (4):641-659 (2018)
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Abstract

Kant’s practical philosophy, Rawls’s theory of justice and contemporary human rights thinking are landmarks in liberal discussions of justice. Each forms part of a powerful tradition of political thought, and although their substantive accounts of justice diverge at many points, they also overlap in substantial ways. This article focuses not on their substantive claims about justice, or about other ethical standards, but on their differing views of thequestionsto be addressed, on their proposedjustificationsfor standards of justice, and on a limited range of questions aboutinterpretingandinstitutionalizingthose standards.

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