Philosophy 3820F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Thomas Nagel, Social Contract
26 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Day 6
Rawls
Social contract theorist
Rawls on International Obligations
Nation states where everyone speaks the same language and culture, for
example Canada and Belgium are not because of two distinct groups
Peoples are free and independent
People have the right of self-defence but not the right to war
Contracts
Why do they matter?
Because they involve voluntary commitments
Pareto
Has an idea about when a transaction is good, unobjectionable
Neither party is worse off and at least one party is better off
Pure Procedural Justice
Risk Averse
Suppose the principles allow the favouring of one race over the other
Maxamin Reason
Maximizing the minimum
The minimum is the position of the worst off
Thomas Nagel
Rejects the global application of Rawls
When people live in the same place they live in the same legal regime, they
are all in the same boat
Ideal Compliance Theory
Human Rights
Two ways
Rawls: if another state intervenes then a state can have war
Liberal societies have the right to defend themselves, and if really necessary,
intervene to prevent gross violations of human rights
Liberal societies ought not to intervene, but must help, they have a duty of
assistance
According to Rawls there isn’t a duty to transfer wealth, you can offer them
advice and technical support
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Document Summary
Nation states where everyone speaks the same language and culture, for example canada and belgium are not because of two distinct groups. People have the right of self-defence but not the right to war. Has an idea about when a transaction is good, unobjectionable. Neither party is worse off and at least one party is better off. Suppose the principles allow the favouring of one race over the other. The minimum is the position of the worst off. When people live in the same place they live in the same legal regime, they are all in the same boat. Rawls: if another state intervenes then a state can have war. Liberal societies have the right to defend themselves, and if really necessary, intervene to prevent gross violations of human rights. Liberal societies ought not to intervene, but must help, they have a duty of assistance.
