Remembering Rawls
In the early 1970s, the American philosopher John Rawls (1921 – 2002), a Harvard professor, published the book “A Theory of Justice,” which presented a plausible theory for promoting justice in a democratic society. Rawls’ proposal was based on a “social contract” to be concluded by the “founding fathers” of society and materialized into principles […]
Freedom, decentralization, and de-bureaucratization
What makes a man free if not the ability to make his own choices? From the State, the condition for the individual to exercise his freedom and protect his life and property is expected. However, it is not enough for the nation to ensure freedom on the political level; it must extend to the daily […]
Gratitude and freedom as a philosophy of life
Today’s reflection is the result of an approach from Lawrence W. Reed’s book: “How to prepare for a liberal economy”. This reflection does not address aspects of the liberal economy but uses some of the arguments that the author mentions for the liberal economy: gratitude, freedom and life philosophy. It seems to me that we […]