CRITICISM OF THE ANALYTICAL METHOD BY THE EXAMPLE OF JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF JUSTICE AND THE RESULTS OF ITS TRANSFORMATION IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PERFORMATIVE TURN. PART 1
Anna Yurievna Moiseeva, Alina Sergeevna Zaykova
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Aсademy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaev st., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: analytic philosophy, analytic method, theory of justice
Abstract
Among the multiplicity of philosophical schools, analytic philosophy is considered to be one of the least practical. However, from time to time, the analytical method is also used in those areas of philosophy that are obviously focused on applying the results of theoretical research to practice. The question arises of how analytical philosophical constructs fit into this context. The answer implies solving the following problems. First, we will describe different ways of understanding what is analytic philosophy and characterize the analytical method. Next, we will examine John Rawls’s theory of justice and its criticisms and show that the shortcomings of the theory of justice, which are visible when looking at it in a practical perspective, are a consequence of Rawls’s use of the analytical method in its traditional form. This will enable to show the need for a reform of the analytical method, as well as to get a general idea of what kind of reform would it be.
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