Secularism, Democracy, Justice

Implications of Rawlsian Principles in India
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-9214-1
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Gewicht: 383 g

Secularism, Democracy, Justice undertakes the difficult task of applying to the Indian context the principles elaborated in John Rawl's Theory of Justice (1971). Nalini Rajan relies largely on Kantian notions of rationality and universality to combine a philosophical analysis of the Rawlsian framework with a defence of certain kinds of state policies in India. She discusses: secularism and the rationale for a uniform civil code; the necessity for greater democratic participation as well as its limits; the importance of positive discrimination to combat social backwardness; and the role of the self and of universality in realizing human agency.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rajan, Nalini

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
PART ONE: SECULARISM
Gandhi and Postmodernism
The Principles of Autonomy
Is There a Case for a Uniform Civil Code?
PART TWO: DEMOCRACY
Role of the State
Limits to Democracy
PART THREE: SOCIAL JUSTICE
Beyond Welfarism
Justice as Impartiality
PART FOUR: AGENCY
Dealing with Pluralism
Conclusion