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...possibility of expansion in the department and the strength of the existing faculty were the principal reasons Scanlon gave yesterday for what he termed his "tough decision" to leave Princeton, where he has been since 1966, and since 1977 as a full professor Speaking from his New Jersey office, Scanlon, who received his Ph.D. at Harvard, sails. "There are not any concrete things I can point to, but it is an excellent department and I think I'll learn a lot from the people there...
...Princeton Philosophy Department chairman. Paul Benacerraf, said the Princeton had made a concerted effort to persuade Scanlon to stay, although he refused to detail the specifics...
...Scanlon was described both by Benascerraf and Harvard professors as one of the leading think on working from the moderns "contraction" view of political philosophy originated by Rawis is his landmark book A Theory of Justice...
...wants to take the notion of social agreement on certain moral principles that will seem to be reasonable and extend it to a general and more comprehensive moral view." Rawis explained, referring to Scanlon's most recent articles...
...Harvard scholar added that while Scanlon's work is related in a broad sense to his own, it is much more general and the two disagree on certain issues...