The factor of justice and the rate of society’s attention to it are among the most important cultural factors of each society so that the attitude of any society to justice would clarify the other identity factors of that society. The aim of this essay is to survey the methodology of Rawls’ Theory of Justice by using the method of philosophical analysis. Theory of Justice of Rawls is among the greatest contemporary theories of the West, and its research and analysis could lead us to an appropriate approach for presenting the theoretical foundations and implementation of justice-oriented patterns. With respect to this research, the most important innovation of Rawls is his methodology. He develops the principles of justice by conceptual analysis and by conventional instrument (by completion of Social Contract suggested by Locke, Rousseau and Kant). His most emphasis is being fair in the method of arriving to the principles of justice and to accomplish these principles. To achieve this purpose, he imagines people in a hypothetical primary situation that because of their ignorance of the future they would decide about the principles of fairness and finally reach to two main principles. Certainly, there are some criticisms about his methodology. Its advantages and disadvantages will be explained in the final part of this essay.
Arman Mehr, M. R., & Motevasseli, M. (2010). The Philosophical Analysis of John Rawls’ Methodology in Derivation of Economic Justice Criterion. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 16(62), 35-60.
MLA
Mohammad Reza Arman Mehr; Mahmoud Motevasseli. "The Philosophical Analysis of John Rawls’ Methodology in Derivation of Economic Justice Criterion". Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 16, 62, 2010, 35-60.
HARVARD
Arman Mehr, M. R., Motevasseli, M. (2010). 'The Philosophical Analysis of John Rawls’ Methodology in Derivation of Economic Justice Criterion', Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 16(62), pp. 35-60.
VANCOUVER
Arman Mehr, M. R., Motevasseli, M. The Philosophical Analysis of John Rawls’ Methodology in Derivation of Economic Justice Criterion. Methodology of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2010; 16(62): 35-60.
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