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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Fetter, James. "The Rawlsian State Meets the Realities of International Politics: Would It Survive?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, <Not Available>. 2010-03-11 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361630_index.html>

Fetter, J. T. "The Rawlsian State Meets the Realities of International Politics: Would It Survive?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL <Not Available>. 2010-03-11 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361630_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Every state, no matter how just, must also be able to provide for its own defense against unjust predatory states. John Rawls, perhaps the most famous political philosopher of the late 20th century, was well aware of this, as he demonstrates in The Law of Peoples, his monograph on international justice and a work which has provoked much scholarly controversy. Nevertheless, I shall argue that the Rawlsian state would be unable to defend itself from the predations of aggressive states and thus suffers from a fundamental defect. The restrictions Rawls places on the waging of war is partially to blame for this, and the original position, his version of the social contract, as well as the principles of justice derived from it would not foster the strong attachments of citizens to the state that are necessary to inspire them to volunteer to risk their lives in its defense. Furthermore, although Rawls does not rule out conscription and mentions it at several points in his writings, I shall argue that his principles of justice and rejection of utilitarianism would preclude the state from ever resorting to this measure and would give its citizens just cause for refusing to cooperate, if it attempted to do so.

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