Rawls, Social Justice, and the Problem of Overlapping Consensus in Pluralist Societies The question of whether John Rawls’s conception of social justice necessarily presupposes an overlapping consensus among competing worldviews in pluralist societies speaks to one of the most significant challenges in contemporary political philosophy: the reconciliation of moral diversity with political stability. Rawls, in … Continue reading Does Rawls’s conception of social justice necessarily presuppose an overlapping consensus among competing worldviews in pluralist societies?
Tag: Political Liberalism
Mill’s Liberty and the Limits of State Authority – Is Absolute Freedom Possible in a Modern Democracy?
John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty expounds on individual freedom and the state's role, emphasizing personal autonomy within the harm principle. Modern challenges, such as digital surveillance and hate speech regulations, complicate the applicability of Mill’s ideals. While his concepts remain foundational, they require adaptation to uphold liberty in contemporary democratic societies.