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Rawls and Cohen on Facts and Principles

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G. A. Cohen has recently argued for a thesis about the relationship between facts and principles. He claims that Rawls denies this thesis, and the truth of this thesis vitiates Rawls's constructivist procedure. I argue against both claims by developing an account of Rawls's justificatory strategy and the role of facts in this strategy, which I claim is similar to the role of facts in some defences of utilitarianism.

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  • Kurtulmus, A. Faik, 2009. "Rawls and Cohen on Facts and Principles," Utilitas, Cambridge University Press, vol. 21(4), pages 489-505, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:utilit:v:21:y:2009:i:04:p:489-505_99
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