¿UNA TEORÍA DE LA (IN)JUSTICIA? CRÍTICA A LAS MEDIDAS DE CORRECCIÓN DE LAS DESIGUALDADES SOCIALES DERIVADAS DE LA TEORÍA DE LA JUSTICIA DE JOHN RAWLS. (Spanish)

A THEORY OF (IN)JUSTICE? CRITIQUE OF THE REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR SOCIAL INEQUALITIES DERIVED FROM JOHN RAWLS’S THEORY OF JUSTICE. (English)

John Rawls’s theory of justice constitutes one of the most significant works in political philosophy of the last century, which, due to its immense impact, has been subject to numerous analyses and critiques from various sectors of political philosophy. The purpose of this essay is to contribute to this debate by adopting a critical stance towards two mechanisms that claim to combat and remedy the profound social inequalities prevailing in our present, markedly neoliberal societies: on the one hand, the so-called affirmative actions, and on the other hand, meritocracy. It will be argued that both mechanisms can be directly deduced from the second subprinciple of Rawls’s second principle of justice (fair equality of opportunities) as instruments seemingly intended to materialize it; however, under certain special conditions, they ultimately result in exacerbating inequality and justifying an inequitable state of affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La teoría de la justicia de John Rawls constituye uno de los trabajos en materia de filosofía política más importantes de la última centuria, el cual, dado su enorme impacto, ha sido objeto de múltiples análisis y críticas por parte de diversos sectores y espectros de la filosofía política. El propósito de este ensayo es contribuir a ese debate, formulando una postura crítica respecto a dos instrumentos que dicen combatir y remediar las profundas desigualdades sociales que padecen nuestras actuales sociedades marcadamente neoliberales: por un lado, las denominadas acciones afirmativas y, por otro, la meritocracia. Se defenderá la tesis de que ambos mecanismos pueden deducirse directamente del segundo subprincipio del segundo principio de justicia de Rawls (justa o equitativa igualdad de oportunidades), como instrumentos que aparentemente pretenden materializarlo, pero que, por el contrario, bajo ciertas condiciones especiales terminan por causar una mayor desigualdad y una justificación a ese estado de cosas inequitativo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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