The pathway of an economist throughout John Rawls' works

Cheminement d'un économiste dans l’œuvre de John Rawls

Claude Gamel

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Abstract: During more than thirty years of research in "philosophy and economics", I considered John Rawls' works non only as a valuable source of well-ordered concepts but also as a constant benchmark and therefore, I even ventured to make personal creations that Rawls himself would not have accepted. From my point of view, Rawlsian theory might be compared to a masterpiece of the flamboyant Gothic art, which impresses anyone with its extensive appearance; original techniques used at the time of cathedrals are very interesting and, later, they make some people want to innovate with their initial structure. Hence three steps in my research pathway as an economist: First, the time of discovering very stimulating ideas, then the time of comparing John Rawls' works with those of two other architects of justice in society (the economists Friedrich Hayek and Amartya Sen) and, finally, the time of manipulating Rawlsian concepts to try a more personal sketch of a sustainable liberalism.

Keywords: philosophy and economics; John Rawls; discovery; comparisons; manipulations; philosophie économique; découverte; comparaisons; manipulations A12; D63; H20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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