95 research outputs found
Rainer Forst leitor de John Rawls
No full textThe article aims to discuss the role that John Rawls' work has for Rainer Forst's theoretical project. It is about following the main readings that Forst performs about this author and discussing some consequences that can be inferred from them for his critical model. Thus, firstly, is discussed Forst's attempt to bring the criteria of reciprocity and universality, from his principle of justification, closer to Rawls', while accusing Rawls that his configuration of the original position attributes substantive contents to the principles of justice, which, in fact, could only be conceived as a fundamental principle of justification (I). Next, Forst's reading of the debate between Habermas and Rawls is observed, in order to extract an alternative to both. Again Forst makes a move to approach and criticize Rawls (II). In a third moment, another attempt to approach and overcome the work of Rawls is examined, but this time through the distinction between two images of justice (III). Finally, the article presents two general interpretations of these readings: that there are certain constants in the arguments that unite and that intend to overcome Rawls; and thatcontains possible problems with consequences that cause certain obstacles to his theory in its claim to becritical.O artigo visa discutir o papel que a obra de John Rawls possui para o projeto teórico de Rainer Forst. Trata-se de acompanharas principaisleituras que Forst realiza sobre esse autor e discutir algumas consequências que podem ser delas depreendidas para seu modelo crítico. Assim, em primeiro lugar, discute-se a tentativa de Forst em aproximar os critérios de reciprocidade e universalidade, de seu princípio de justificação, à teoria de Rawls, ao mesmo tempo em que acusa Rawls de que sua configuração da posição original atribui conteúdos substantivos aos princípios de justiça, que, na verdade, só poderiam ser concebidos comoum princípio fundamental de justificação (I). Em seguida, observa-se a leitura que Forst realiza sobre o debate entre Habermas e Rawls, a fim de extrair uma alternativa a ambos. Novamente Forst faz um movimento de aproximação e crítica a Rawls (II). Em um terceiro momento, examina-se outra tentativa de aproximação e superação à obra de Rawls, mas dessa vezatravés da distinção entre duas imagens da justiça(III). Por fim, o artigo apresenta duas interpretações gerais sobe essas leituras: que existem certas constantes nos argumentos que unem e que pretendem superar Rawls; e que contém possíveis problemas,com consequências que ocasionam certos entraves para sua teoriaem sua pretensão de ser crítica
Errors of Justice
No full textIn this book, Brian Forst takes a fresh perspective on the assessment of criminal justice policy, examining the prospect of assessing policies based on their impact on errors of justice: the error of failing to bring offenders to justice, on the one hand, and the error of imposing costs on innocent people and excessive costs on offenders, on the other. Noting that we have sophisticated systems for managing errors in statistical inference and quality control processes and no parallel system for managing errors of a more socially costly variety - on matters of guilt and innocence - the author lays the foundation for a common sense approach to the management of errors in the criminal justice system, from policing and prosecution to sentencing and corrections. He examines the sources of error in each sector, the harms they impose on society, and frameworks for analyzing and reducing them.</jats:p
Ein Einbaumfund bei Forst an der Oberweser 1938
No full text"The last discovery of a dugout within the area bounded by the present-day borders of the rural district of Holzminden took place in the summer of 1938, creating a stir in the local press. After finding the dugout on the Holzminden side of the Weser, its discoverer pulled it across to the Hamelin-Pyrmont bank. As a result, two district archaeologists participated in the public discussion, each contributing several newspaper articles. The find was finally put in storage in Holzminden and forgotten in the course of the war. In December 1949 it once again became the subject of a debate, having evidently been burned for heat during a cold post-war winter. An anonymous author blamed the loss on an alleged dispute between the districts of Hamelin-Pyrmont and Holzminden over the rights to the vessel, evoking strong reactions from the district archaeologists involved. The reports as well as statements, photographs and drawings originating in the summer of 1938 provide information on the condition of the lost dugout. The sources also shed light on the state of theory and practice in a field of research that was still in its infancy while at the same time being ideologically overladen. In view of the more recent research carried out by Detlev Elmers and Christian Hirte, the interpretations of the 1930s - according to which the dugout of Forst was used as an independent vessel - can no longer be upheld. On the basis of the more recent studies, the 480-cm-long, 52-cm-wide dugout of Forst is more likely to have been the floating body of a Weser ferry. Yet unlike the other known floating elements of Weser ferries, the dugout of Forst exhibits massive ends, a feature which does not occur elsewhere. Due to the vessel's loss, the questions as to its age and type of wood will remain unanswered." (author's abstract
- …
