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Immigration in the Light of John Rawls' Theory of Justice and Modern Liberal Philosophy

Publication |
2010

Abstract

The chapter deals with the immigration in the perspective of John Rawls' philosophical thinking. Although J.

Rawls is not concerned explicitly with the question of accepting immigrants, his thinking has had an enorm impact of many political liberal philosophers who have tried to rationalize the right to emigration as well as the right to immigration and ethical reflections of people's movement across international borders. In the study, Rawls' own issues relevant to the topic are presented.

In the second chapter, the position of so-called "cosmopolitical liberal interpretations of Rawls' argumentation" has