tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post1138312414749289671..comments2024-03-13T04:57:22.459-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Rawls and economicsDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-9447005920899811332018-08-23T06:31:30.109-04:002018-08-23T06:31:30.109-04:00Hi Daniel.
Don't know how it happened to me to...Hi Daniel.<br />Don't know how it happened to me to find your blog, but i'm here now. <br />I read something about your writings on the Theory of Justice, and I find them very interesting.<br /><br />I'm an economist, and as you may know, for some reason I ignore, Rawls' contribution has been obscured in our field. Many economists write about the inconsistencies of Rawls' Theory, but it seems to me they totally misunderstood Rawls theory. Not surprisingly, in the premise to His Restatement (2001), Rawls claims that He is not comfortable at all with the common interpretation of His Theory.<br /><br />I have tried in one of my papers to highlight this point, but it seems nobody really read the Restatement carefully. Find it for your convenience at https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/176843<br /><br />In my view, Rawls' ideal of a well-ordered society is a better compromise between economic efficiency and distributive justice, but ... nobody seems to take it seriously. <br /><br />That's it.<br />Congratulations for your blog once again.<br />Antonio<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-2738093576315195442010-12-20T12:15:08.306-05:002010-12-20T12:15:08.306-05:00The labor theory of value -- the central construct...<i>The labor theory of value -- the central construct of classical political economy -- is not mentioned once. </i><br /><br />Agreed. When perusing the ToJ and...original position--or at least the cliffsnotes--years ago, something like that issue presented itself: wouldn't the disinterested rational choice involve something like the division of labor as well? That complicates matters greatly. Perhaps Rawls intends it via his discussion of equal distribution of rights and duties, but merely insisting on equal rights, or a supposed egalitarianism doesn't really engage the question of... the dirty work--who works in the fields, or factories or fast food joints, and who works in skyscrapers or silicon valley. etc. Most of the marxist critiques have not really examined this issue (Zizek's points on envy seem rather ...superficial).Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-76065480627712290902010-10-06T20:34:48.823-04:002010-10-06T20:34:48.823-04:00Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, 1845-1926
"The Pur...Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, 1845-1926<br /><br />"The Pure Theory of Taxation: Parts I, II and III", 1897, Economic Journal.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13861546742937257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-42173898655609976522010-10-06T18:10:23.986-04:002010-10-06T18:10:23.986-04:00An account of Rawl's theory as based on ration...An account of Rawl's theory as based on rational choice theory can be found here:<br /><br />http://robert-wolff.blogspot.com/2010/07/rawls-theory-of-justice-first.htmljohn c. halaszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06674692969448923049noreply@blogger.com