Rawls's influence and counter-influence on Sen: Post-welfarism and impartiality

Muriel Gilardone

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2015, vol. 22, issue 2, 198-235

Abstract: This article aims to clarify Sen's paradoxical relationship to Rawls's work in the face of some misconceptions. It is argued, first, that the dialogue between the authors did not start with Sen's 1980 article "Equality of What?": Rather, this article represents the beginning of a transformation in Sen's position towards Rawls. Second, Sen's approach to justice is not a mere extension of Rawls's theory of justice as fairness: The departure relies less on a different metric of justice than on a divergent conception of impartiality, one which undermines the foundation of Rawls's theory of justice.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2013.792365

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