Rawls

Lecture 34, John Rawls, of UGS 303, Ideas of the Twentieth Century, University of Texas at Austin, Fall 2013

[danielgurning]

I enjoyed the way you teach, its a shame we have few lecturers such as yourself in Indonesia.

[Zeres]

I'm loving these lectures, but can I just mention how annoying and disrespectful it is to prepare to leave before the professor is finished speaking? I'm not a prof myself, but as a student, I always found it SO rude. Am I alone on this? (Please, existentialists, don't reply "We're ALL alone.")

[ninirema]

Dear prof
very sweet good morning
super smart lecture
Thank you very much.

[jenae]

Excellent;  nicely specified. Thank you Professor Daniel Bonevac, You Rock

[zwelthureinmyo]

U r a very great professor I must insist!

[RobertoGarcia-yupe]

This lecture begins with the Welfare State rather than Rawls construction of the theory of Justice as a byproduct of the social contract. The social contract allows for the operation of self-interest and a relatively open market. The lecture does not make the connection with economic theory and the challenge of a market failure. The welfare state results from a market failure. It is a form of no-fault insurance when supply & demand falls off the rails. The lecture makes reference to voluntary & involuntary choices and separates the moral obligation to address a market failure. When the harvest fails, then the community comes together to aid those in need. The lecture unfortunately continues a stigma of the welfare state, although I do not believe that is the intent.

[safeyyasofy]

well done :D, big thanks to your efforts !! 

[mileskeller]

The whole class is rushing out and I'm over here NO NO NO keep going 🤣. There can be no more important topic than that of Justice when living in a democratic society.

[literallypuni]

The next time some academic tells you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans are in their sociology department.