Date of Award
5-8-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Andrew Jason Cohen - Co-Chair
Second Advisor
Christie Hartley - Co-Chair
Third Advisor
Andrew I. Cohen
Abstract
I explore the problem of using primary goods as the index for determining the least-advantaged members in a society in Rawls’s theory of justice. I look at the problems presented to Rawls by Amartya Sen and his capabilities approach. I discuss the solutions to Sen’s problems given by Norman Daniels, who argues that primary goods are able to take capabilities into account. Finally, I supplement Daniels, arguing that the parameters Rawls uses to define his theory limit Sen’s objection and that primary goods are the appropriate metric of justice in Rawls’s theory.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1059788
Recommended Citation
Carmichael, Charles Benjamin, "The Proper Metric of Justice in Justice as Fairness." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1059788