THE ROUSSEAUNIAN LEAST EXPECTED. RAWLS AND HIS THEORY OF JUSTICE FACING THE SOCIAL CONTRACT

Abstract

This work is based on a significant recognition: that at the heart of the various trends of contemporary political philosophy, John Rawls, one of the most important exponents of the liberalism of the late 20th century is the author most claimed in the work of Rousseau. From this data we divide the paper in two parts. In the first one we approached the novel interpretation made by the twentieth century philosopher based on the author from Geneva, stressing his understanding of amour propre, which is the key with which resolves the apparent contradictions between the works of Rousseau. In the second section we study thoroughly the structural comparison between the Theory of Justice and the Social Contract, in which we contrast the problem of the foundation and the stability and check certain common criticisms that can be made in this regard to both authors.