Contemporary Theories of Justice

Pre-requisites: None

Course objectives: Introduction to contemporary conceptions of distributive justice.

Course description: The first part of the course examines the relation between the concept of liberal justice and rational choice theory. Then, we'll show the connection between rational choice theory and Rawls's (John) and Gauthier's (David) theories of justice. Additionally, Nozick's (Robert) "neoliberal" critique of Rawls's theory will be presented. The second part of the course will deal with Rawls's "shift" from "metaphysical conception of justice" to "political liberalism", and after that, the course will focus on the basic issues of comunitarianism.

Learning Outcomes: Students will be introduced to contemporary normative theories of justice and connections of these theories with rational choice theory, economic theory and social science.

Literature/Reading:

• Džon Rols: TEORIJA PRAVDE, CID, Podgorica, 1998.
• Robert Nozik: ANARHIJA DRŽAVA I UTOPIJA, Naklada Jesenski i Turk, Zagreb, 2003, (drugi odeljak) ili Anarchy, State and Utopia, Basic Books, 1974.
• Džon Rols: POLITIČKI LIBERALIZAm, Beograd, "Filip Višnjić", 1998.
• Michael Sandel: Liberalism and the Limits of Justice, Cambridge University Press, 1982.
• Milorad Stupar: "Nepristrasnost i pravda", Filozofske studije, br 20, 1988.