John Rawls derived progressivism from pure reason.
Late Rawls abandons these pretensions. His theory of justice is more like an rational extrapolation of moral instincts in Western cultures.
(Edit: Just realized my description of Rawls could be taken to suggest it in some way resembles “coherant extrapolated volition”. I mean no such comparison.)
Adjacent to your point but:
Late Rawls abandons these pretensions. His theory of justice is more like an rational extrapolation of moral instincts in Western cultures.
(Edit: Just realized my description of Rawls could be taken to suggest it in some way resembles “coherant extrapolated volition”. I mean no such comparison.)