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A Justice-Based Approach for New Media PolicyCompeting Theories of Justice

A Justice-Based Approach for New Media Policy: Competing Theories of Justice [We describe three philosophies of justice: (a) the utilitarian, which says that decisions should be made with the aim of producing the greatest good for the greatest number; (b) John Rawls’s theory of justice, which contends that social and economic inequalities should be rearranged so that they provide the greatest advantage to the least advantaged; and (c) Amartya Sen’s capability approach, which focuses on a people’s actual ability to make use of the opportunities available to them. Utilitarian foundations support mostly negative justifications for freedom of expression, the basic substantive right that humans should justly enjoy. Rawlsian philosophy ensures a minimal level of free expression. The capability approach focuses on people’s ability to put speech to use in ways they themselves see fit.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Justice-Based Approach for New Media PolicyCompeting Theories of Justice

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-41509-3
Pages
33 –50
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-41510-9_3
Publisher site
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Abstract

[We describe three philosophies of justice: (a) the utilitarian, which says that decisions should be made with the aim of producing the greatest good for the greatest number; (b) John Rawls’s theory of justice, which contends that social and economic inequalities should be rearranged so that they provide the greatest advantage to the least advantaged; and (c) Amartya Sen’s capability approach, which focuses on a people’s actual ability to make use of the opportunities available to them. Utilitarian foundations support mostly negative justifications for freedom of expression, the basic substantive right that humans should justly enjoy. Rawlsian philosophy ensures a minimal level of free expression. The capability approach focuses on people’s ability to put speech to use in ways they themselves see fit.]

Published: Dec 7, 2016

Keywords: Justice; Utilitarianism; John Rawls; Amartya Sen; Redistributive justice; Capabilities approach

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