Rawls emphasizes in his later writings that his theory of justice as fairness is not a defense of welfare-state capitalism. He argues that welfare-state capitalism cannot be an acceptable regime for justice as fairness because its ideal institutional description fails to satisfy the two principles of justice in various ways. Against Rawls, I argue in this thesis that his rejection of welfare-state capitalism is not justified. I begin by clarifying an ambiguity regarding what arrangements and policies according to Rawls are essential to satisfy the two principles of justice through closely studying the institutional arrangements of property-owning democracy and liberal socialism—the two regimes thought by Rawls as capable of fully satisfying the two principles of justice. After that, I show that the fundamental reason behind Rawls’s rejection of welfare-state capitalism is his assumption that welfare-state capitalism does not aim to realize justice as fairness. I argue that this assumption held by Rawls is not justified because the essential institutional features of welfare-state capitalism can be compatible with the arrangements and policies necessary to satisfy the principles of justice. I also argue that if Rawls’s assumption regarding the aim of welfare-state capitalism cannot stand, he should not rule out welfare-state capitalism as an acceptable regime for justice as fairness. Finally, I examine different arguments that provide alternative reasons to justify Rawls’s rejection of welfare-state capitalism. I argue that all of them are unsuccessful because they either are based on problematic interpretations of the two principles of justice or fail to conclusively rule out welfare-state capitalism. By showing that welfare-state capitalism can be an acceptable regime for justice as fairness, this thesis proves that a just society does not need to be the one that entitles every citizen to a substantive right to own real capital. Also, in the process of arguing for welfare-state capitalism, this thesis also indirectly contributes to the recent debates between Rawlsians on the left and right over the proper interpretations of the first principle of justice and the Difference Principle. / published_or_final_version / Politics and Public Administration / Master / Master of Philosophy

Orientador: Josué Pereira da Silva / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T02:37:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_EnricoPaternostroBuenoda_M.pdf: 2195191 bytes, checksum: c13e72b1b5b85686c5115a3dcbe8f118 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: A filósofa política Nancy Fraser destaca-se enquanto importante expoente da Teoria Crítica contemporânea. Conhecida majoriamente por seu debate com Axel Honneth acerca da teoria do reconhecimento, suas formulações legaram importantes contribuições a, no mínimo, três campos do pensamento social: a teoria feminista, a sociologia política dos movimentos sociais e a filosofia da justiça. Visando uma reconstrução e sistematização crítica da evolução teórica da autora, este trabalho considera uma ampla gama de escritos datados de 1980 a 2012. No estudo de uma filósofa que sempre priorizou textos curtos e ensaios publicados em revistas políticas e acadêmicas a grandes sistematizações monográficas, identifica-se dois grandes modelos críticos em torno dos quais orbitam grande quantidade de diagnósticos de época, conceitos críticos e perspectivas emancipatórias. Para tratá-los, é utilizada uma classificação metodológica de sua produção em três blocos temáticos. O primeiro refere-se ao modelo para as "políticas de interpretação das necessidades", que mobiliza conceitos como discurso, democracia, hegemonia, esfera pública, cidadania e necessidade. O segundo trata das concepções teóricas e análises empíricas a respeito da subordinação feminina e das lutas feministas, que atravessam toda a produção da autora; destaca-se aqui o diálogo com as mais variadas correntes do pensamento: Escola de Frankfurt, pós-modernismo, pós-estruturalismo, pragmatismo, teoria do discurso. O terceiro bloco temático, enfim, contempla o modelo para uma teoria crítica da justiça, desenvolvido em estreita conexão com a práxis política dos movimentos sociais; aparecem aqui conceitos como participação paritária, reconhecimento, redistribuição, representação, transnacionalização e estrutura de governança. Não ignorando as oscilações temáticas e conceituais presentes ao longo do percurso filosófico de Fraser, a pesquisa busca compreender as contribuições originais e os inevitáveis limites verificados no pensamento social da autora, tencionando participar da teorização crítica das sociedades contemporâneas e contribuir para a compreensão e superação das injustiças nelas presentes / Abstract: The political philosopher Nancy Fraser is recognized as an important exponent of contemporary Critical Theory. Mainly known for the debate with Axel Honneth about the theory of recognition, her formulations give important contributions to at least three fields of social thought: the feminist theory, the political sociology of social movements and the philosophy of Justice. Aiming at a systematic reconstruction and critique of theoretical evolution of the author, it is considered here a wide range of writings dated from 1980 to 2012. In the study of a philosopher who always prioritized short texts and essays published in academic and political journals to large monographic systematizations, it is possible to identify two major critical models that lead to many diagnosis, critical concepts and emancipatory perspectives. To describe them, I use a methodological classification of her writings in three thematic blocks. The first one is about the "politics of needs interpretation" model, which mobilizes concepts such as discourse, democracy, hegemony, public sphere, citizenship and need. The second is about the theoretical concepts and empirical analyzes regarding the subordination of women and feminist struggles, which is visible through the entire production of the author; here, it is possible to highlight the dialogue among the various theoretic currents: Frankfurt School, post modernism, post structuralism, pragmatism, discourse theory. The third thematic block, finally, brings the model toward a Critical Theory of Justice, proposed in close connection with the political praxis of social movements; here are developed concepts as participatory parity, recognition, redistribution, representation, transnationalization and structure of governance. Considering the thematic and conceptual oscillations along Fraser's philosophical course, the research seeks to understand the original contributions and inevitable limits observed in her social thought, intending to participate in the critical theory of contemporary societies and to contribute to understanding and overcoming the injustices present in them / Mestrado / Sociologia / Mestre em Sociologia