De-Kanting Rawls: evolutionary justification of the theory of justice by Ken Binmore Cover Image

Od-Kantować Rawlsa: ewolucyjne uzasadnienie teorii sprawiedliwości w ujęciu Kena Binmore’a
De-Kanting Rawls: evolutionary justification of the theory of justice by Ken Binmore

Author(s): Sebastian Szymański
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Ken Binmore; John Rawls; theory of justice; justification; evolutionary theory;

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the criticism of John Rawls’s theory of justice formulated by Ken Binmore. Binmore criticizes Rawls in his work for inadequate justification of fairness norms. In his opinion, their proper justification requires the rejection of Kant’s “metaphysics” in favor of Hume’s empiricism. To explain how fairness norms actually work, one must first provide a convincing account of evolutionary processes that could lead to such norms being encoded in our genome. Secondly, it should be explained how this biological mechanism interacts with our cultural heritage and generates a selection of balance points in games that describe our social interactions.

  • Issue Year: IX/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 57-80
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Polish