Soziale Gerechtigkeit und institutionelle Macht

Translated title of the contribution: Social Justice and Institutional Power

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Abstract

This paper argues that liberal theories of justice cannot satisfactorily deal with institutional power. They set out to compare different institutional structures based on criteria which presume an institution-independent ontology of rights and goods. But as soon as it is acknowledged that many properties of goods and rights which are normatively relevant depend ontologically on the existence of particular institutions, and that such institutions necessarily involve specific structures of power, it can be argued that not judgments about rights, equality or welfare, but an assessment of the justice of power relations is the most important task for theories of social justice. The paper explores several strategies for providing such an assessment.
Translated title of the contributionSocial Justice and Institutional Power
Original languageGerman
Title of host publication XXII. Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie
Number of pages14
Publication statusPublished - 30-Dec-2011
Externally publishedYes
EventXXII. Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie - München, Germany
Duration: 11-Sept-201115-Sept-2011

Conference

ConferenceXXII. Deutscher Kongress für Philosophie
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMünchen
Period11/09/201115/09/2011

Keywords

  • social justice
  • institutional power

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