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Download 87 KB Texto completo en español More publications of: Jimena Hurtado P. More works in Estudios Públicos > Index by Number > Estudios Públicos Nº 101-110 > Estudios Publicos Nº 104, spring 2006 Estudios Públicos > Index by Subject > Social Doctrines > Theory of Justice Estudios Públicos > Index by Subject > Culture and Society > Science and Philosophy Estudios Públicos > Index by Subject > Politics > Political Theory Estudios Públicos > Index by Subject > Social Doctrines > Liberalism

The aim of this article is to show how Rawls, in his zeal to expose the shortcomings of utilitarianism, too quickly classified Adam Smith in this current of thought. By doing so —it is argued in this paper— Rawls eliminated a liberal alternative respectful of autonomy and plurality, which is more liberal yet than his own theory. It is pointed out that Smith proposes a social construction based on effective communication between individuals who remain autonomous. According to Jimena Hurtado, that interaction produces particular rules on behavior and justice for each social organization and in this regard, Smith’s theory, contrary to that of Rawls, does not presuppose any result or any particular institutional arrangement.