Political constructivism and political culture in a Critical Theory of justice

• Grant number: 14/12919-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: September 01, 2014
• End date: August 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Philosophy - Ethics
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo Ribeiro Terra
• Grantee: Flávio Azevedo Reis
• Supervisor: Rainer Forst
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/17741-3 - Liberalism and good: an inquiry into liberal-communitarian debate, BP.DR

Abstract

This research intends on developing a conception of political constructivism, based on aparticular interpretation of John Rawls' philosophy, in order to propose a possible critical theory ofjustice. Its main goals are to explore the connection between the political constructivism and thepolitical culture and argue that this connection allows for a theory of justice that could includes botha diagnosis of present pathologies in democratic societies and possibilities for overcoming suchpathologies (AU)