Aaron JamesAssociate Professor, Philosophy |
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Research Interests |
Ethics, Political philosophy | |
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Academic Distinctions | Awarded ACLS's Burkhardt fellowship in 2008, for one year of study (2009-10) at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto. | |
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Research Abstract |
In ethics, I work on rationalism and the foundations of moral and practical judgment, with particular interest in constructivism (what it is, and whether it could provide a foundational theory). In political philosophy, I am currently writing a book on fairness in the global economy, from a social contract perspective. In the past I have written about Rawls's "constructive" method, its neglected realist and interpretive aspects, and its application to social structures within and across major domestic institutions (such as international trade). I plan to write a book on constructivism about global justice in the future. I am also interested in moral theory and contractualism. Publications: (Abstracts)  "The Significance of Distribution," Reasons and Recognition: Essays on the Philosophy of T. M. Scanlon, ed. R. Jay Wallace, Rahul Kumar, and Samuel Freeman (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming). "Rawlsian Justice in a Common Globe," Sustainability and Security within Liberal Societies, eds. Stephen Gough and Andrew Stables (New York: Routledge, 2008) "Legal and Other Governance In Second Person Perspective," Loyola Law Review 40, no 2 (2006) "Equality in a Realistic Utopia," Social Theory and Practice 32, no 4 (2006) "Constructivism about Practical Reasons," Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 74 no 2 (2007) "Constructing Justice for Existing Practice: Rawls and the Status Quo," Philosophy and Public Affairs 33 no 4 (2005) "The Objectivity of Values: Invariance without Explanation," The Southern Journal of Philosophy 44 no 4 (2006) "Distributive Justice without Sovereign Rule: The Case of Trade," Social Theory and Practice 31 no 4 (2005) “Rights and Circularity in Scanlon’s Contractualism,” Journal of Moral Philosophy 1.3 (2004) 369-377 “Power in Social Organization as the Subject of Justice,” Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 86 (2005) 25-49Work in Progress: "Moral Assurance Problems in Global Context" "A Theory of Fairness in Trade" "Political Constructivism: Foundations and Novel Applications." "Global Economic Fairness: Internal Principles" "Deflating Fact-Insensitivity" "Constructing Protagorean Objectivity" "When International Intellectual 'Piracy' is Fair" "How to Defend Sweatshop Labor: Fairness in the Global Economy" "Skepticism about Fairness in Trade" "Fairness in Trade: Have Africans Contributed Enough" "Multi-Functionalism about Human Rights"
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| Last updated | 11/18/2009 | |