Neutralism in Justice Theory from the perspective of Rawls’ Kantianism

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Neutrality and Kantianism are the key features in Rawls’ theory. Basing his theory on “Kant\'s concept of personhood”, he presumed that he has presented a neutral interpretation of liberalism which suits all societies and cultures. However, he faced some criticisms questioning his claim on neutrality in theory. Hence, reconsidering his theory, he shifted from “kantian concept of the person” to “political concept of the person”. Still the problem of neutrality in his theory seems to be persistent.

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