tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post3864223064641162019..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Rawls and exploitationDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-56174181912531206332012-04-09T21:29:34.220-04:002012-04-09T21:29:34.220-04:00TGGP -- there's a lot more to Wilkinson's ...TGGP -- there's a lot more to Wilkinson's argument than my post; the primary basis in his argument is the reasoning offered by Sam Freeman about Rawls's definition of the liberty principle, which I also reference in this current post.Dan Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-13459672890378459802012-04-09T19:51:14.613-04:002012-04-09T19:51:14.613-04:00Wilkinson's argument on Rawls' radicalism ...Wilkinson's argument on Rawls' radicalism seems mostly reliant on your own prior post on property-owning democracy, so it seems odd for you to cite him!TGGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017651009634767649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-75801224427677705312012-04-04T05:45:34.511-04:002012-04-04T05:45:34.511-04:00I discovered Rawls only recently, but I noticed on...I discovered Rawls only recently, but I noticed on first reading that Rawls's idea of property rights was limited to basic personal property, thus signaling his acceptance of democratic socialism as well as capitalism with redistribution.<br /><br />Funny how our understanding is molded by our preconceptions and predispositions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640392547149192352noreply@blogger.com