Justice and the world
If the reliance on public reasoning is an
important aspect of the approach to justice, so is the form in which
questions of justice are asked. There is a strong case for replacing
what I have been calling transcendental institutionalism - that
underlies most of the mainstream approaches to justice in
contemporary political philosophy, including John Rawls’s theory of
justice as fairness - by focussing questions of justice, first, on
assessments of social realizations, that is, on what actually
happens (rather than merely on the appraisal of institutions and
arrangements); and second, on comparative issues of enhancement of
justice (rather than trying to identify perfectly just
arrangements).
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Great expectations of a moderate Tamil
After a great storm, calmness has entered into
the life of Sri Lankans and in particular to the Tamils in the
North. In the past, every successive Government in Sri Lanka has
assured to bring about a political solution to the minority Tamils
during the elections, which has never happened due to some pressure
within or outside the Government while in power.
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Finest Indian playback singer of all time
Kishore Kumar’s 80th birth anniversary falls
today:
Kishore Kumar, one of the most popular playback
singers in Hindi movies was not only a singer but also an actor,
producer and director. He was more popular among people because of
his gay style singing.
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