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Justice and community: The rationality of learning by doing

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A blue and white drawing of a cityscape with a river running through the middle of tall built-up areas. Professor Gregory Robson researches political philosophy and ethics, investigating the questions of social progress and justice

Professor Robson addresses fundamental questions of social progress and how societies can experiment with different political and social systems without unduly disregarding tradition. This experimentation enables individuals and groups to learn how to better secure justice and improve society more generally. However, it also requires overcoming constraints associated with rationality, which prevent people and communities from taking the necessary risks […]

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