Some considerations on rawls and self-respect

• Autores: Rodrigo Jungmann de Castro
• Localización: Kalagatos: Revista de Filosofia, ISSN-e 1984-9206, ISSN 1808-107X, Vol. 14, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 169-192
• Idioma: portugués
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  • While agreeing with Rawls as concerns the principles of justice proposed in A Theory of Justice , I argue in this essay that neither these principles by themselves nor the more specific recommendations offered by Rawls provide a firm enough basis for the self-respect of society’s least well-off members, because Rawls pays insufficient attention to the symbolic dimension underlying the advertisement and promotion of luxury goods , the possession of which is systematically portrayed as having a bearing on the personal value of those who enjoy them.