Date of Defense

4-21-2023

Date of Graduation

4-2023

Department

Environmental Studies

First Advisor

James Martin

Second Advisor

Steve Feffer

Abstract

Should we use the concepts developed by John Rawls in his A Theory of Justice to guide research questions relevant to issues concerning race and gender? This paper argues not only that the concepts from A Theory of Justice should not be used as the primary tool in any debate concerning race and gender, but it also challenges the abstract thinking of 21st Century Western Philosophers to develop a theory of justice that acknowledges the fact that people have their own interests and depending on what race and/or gender they identify with, might not have equal rights protected under the law that White Americans take for granted.

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Honors Thesis-Open Access

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