Home  /  Princípios  /  Núm: Princíp Par: 0 (2021)  /  Article
ARTICLE
TITLE

Justice Beyond the State: Social Practices and Relational Equality

SUMMARY

In this paper, I argue that principles of justice, contrary to what John Rawls and Thomas Nagel believe, do apply transnationally. I start with a debate about the proper scope of justice and defend the view according to which social practices, apart from the structure of the state, ought to be included in the purview of justice. However, I hold that there is no need to include individual behaviour, alongside social practices, opposing G. A. Cohen’s view on this matter and agreeing with Aaron James. I then argue for a relational account of equality, understood as a central principle of justice, whose application is feasible at the transnational level. Finally, I briefly discuss two examples of international social practices that could (and in my view ought to) be assessed in terms of social justice and respond to two objections to my position.

 Articles related

H. Tristram Engelhardt    

Given intractable secular moral pluralism, the force and significance of the four principles (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice) of Tom Beauchamp and James Childress must be critically re-considered. This essay examines the history of t... see more


Daniel Loewe    

There is no morality without a moralcommunity. But who belongs to it? Moral theoriesprovide structural elements to answer thisquestion in different ways.


B. G. Moskalov, N. P. Moskalova    

The ULU (Union of Liberation of Ukraine or Soiuz Osvobozhdeniia Ukrainy) trial has been studied in the article. This trial was held in 1930 in Ukraine and initiated the mass repressions of Ukrainian intellectuals by the Stalin regime. Forty five (45) per... see more

Revista: Granì

Rafael Gustavo Miranda Delgado    

La democracia no puede ser cualquier cosa. La democracia goza, desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, de una gran reputación, pero su concepto es ambiguo, multivocal, disperso, parcial y sin consenso. El objetivo de esta investigación es argumentar a favor de ... see more


Henri Bergson    

This is the English translation of a speech Bergson made at Lycée Henri-IV on July 30, 1892. This is an interesting text because it anticipates Bergson’s last book, his The Two Sources of Morality and Religion. Like the distinction in The Two Sources bet... see more