No. 27 (2021)
Articles

The principles of liberal democracy according to John Rawls

Carlos Kohn Wacher
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Portada del número 27 de la revista
Published June 14, 2021

Keywords:

Political philosophy, Liberalism, Democratic constitution, Principles of justice, Public reason
How to Cite
Kohn Wacher, C. (2021). The principles of liberal democracy according to John Rawls. Bajo Palabra, (27), 177–192. https://doi.org/10.15366/bp2021.27.009

Abstract

The aim of this essay is to examine the arguments put forward by John Rawls to imprint validity and feasibility to democracy by allocating to it, liberal ethical criteria. Thereby, my purpose is to analyze the condition of possibility of his normative theory to legitimate democratic governability under principles of Justice. My conclusion is that political liberalism, as Rawls conceives it, suffers from significant deficits in providing capability to democratic institutions as they work today.

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