John rawls and the theory of modernization. a retrospective analysis

This work discusses the value of the theory of modernization and describes the scope and limitations of Rawls' Theory of Justice. The theory of modernization has a strong darwinist legacy: the biological evolution from simple to complex forms is applied to the social context and the transition from traditional to modern forms becomes a linear process. Rawls' most recent work link the concept of justice to that of social order, and his principIes become relevant when the principle of difference become the principIe of the least difference, as the basis of all political freedoms. The author holds that there are a number of roads to modernization and, following Bidet, he states that different models of society may come to exist within the matrix of modernization, including capitalism, socialism and all points between.

• Autores: Bula, Jorge Iván
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 1994
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/28221
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/28221; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/18269/
• Palabra clave: John Rawls; teoría de modernización; sociedad; capitalismo; socialismo; política exterior; via de desarrollo
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional