The Pros And Cons Of Choptiany

The foundational structure of Americans lies in the education system. By law, each citizen must be enrolled in a state-approved educational system- private, public, home- by time they reach a certain age. It is through the schooling system that children being interacting with their peers and learning about the way that the world works, but this system is flawed. The Declaration of Independence asserts that all men [sic] are created equal; however, this promised ideal has failed. All people are not treated fairly, nor are they afforded the equality of opportunity that the Declaration implies. Instead, misues of power and privilege have oppressed and marginalized people based on differences of ethnicity, age, gender, ability, social class, political beliefs, marital status, size [height and /or weight], sexual orientation, gender expression, spiritual beliefs, language, and national origin. While the American educational system is supposed to mediate differences and provide equal opportunities …show more content…
In other words, it is insignificant for society to fix any disadvantages because they are random, or unpredictable. Choptiany also argues that these inequalities will always be to the advantage of someone else. Simply put, disadvantages would be beneficial to society because it serves the purpose of creating a well-being for others.
However, Choptiany’s response fails because he refuses to realize that Rawl’s theory of justice would be decided on rational egoists. These people would not see the need to take advantage of others for their benefit because that would not be a rational decision. In fact, disadvantages would be detrimental to Rawl’s theory of social justice because it interfers with the idea that individual needs should be addressed. Similar to the capacity theory, Rawl’s assumption for a just society aligns well with Sen’s theory on evaluating individual