Mr. Bogner graduated from the University of Colorado (1964) with a BS in Business, then went on to obtain master’s degrees in philosophy and sociology from Regis University; he has studied at The New School, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University; taught philosophy at Colorado Mountain College and was an advisor to the Arts and Humanities at the University of Colorado. In the more “practical” aspects of his life, he is a carpenter, served in the Marines, ran a $10,000,000 lumber company, and worked for the Aspen Ski Company as a ski-instructor and ski patrolman. Bogie, as he is called, lives outside Aspen, Colorado, with his wife of 46 years, Wendy, and near his three daughters and four grandsons.
WILDER
A Social Justice Phantasy
by Bob Bogner
WILDER
A Social Justice Phantasy
by Bob Bogner
Published Oct 19, 2018
108 Pages
Genre: PHILOSOPHY / Social
Book Details
A Life Changing Mental experiment
“Wilder: A Social Justice Fantasy,” is a thought experiment that explains in a logical, easy to read manner a concept of social justice that is based on personal responsibility (Sartre), rationality (Kant), and fairness (Rawls). Although each of these philosophers are difficult to understand the experiment brings their theories together in a clear powerful way; much as Einstein’s thought experiments brought together his concept of specific relativity. The setting for the experiment is inside a mother’s womb; The characters are fetuses who do not know what their inborn traits are, or what type of society they will be born into. From this “original position,” a rational theory of social and political justice is developed, which hopefully will contribute to a better, fairer world.