John Rawls Theory Of Justice Essay

John Rawls was born in 1921, he was recognized as a huge leading proponent of liberalism, which is belief in the value of social and political change in order to achieve progress. (Johnson Encyclopedia). It is to believed that there are two important life events that shaped Rawls’s philosophical work. He lost two younger brothers, one to diphtheria and the other to pneumonia. He also serves as in soldier in the pacific during the last two years of World War II. “These experiences also most likely influenced the development of his vison of justice…” (Johnson Encyclopedia). Rawls used these important events in his life to shape his ideas and they help create the perspective he gives us in his writings. These two experiences helped developed the vision of justice Rawls had for those who were less fortunate than others. In 1971, Rawls published his first major piece of work “A Theory of Justice”. “…Arguing that choices of principle concerning the basic structure of society should …show more content…
The question is, is fairness the same a justice or do we have to decide whether fairness or justice is more important to have a better society? Rawls wants everything to be fair, but if it takes away money from those who make a higher income, then is it really justice? When I hear the word justice, I think of the law; it is something that is the same for everyone and does not change. It can be good in some ways, but can also be a very negative thing. Laws are made to make sure everyone follows the same rules, but there are some rules that are inevitably broken by some people, and it is unfair that they get in trouble because of that law. The problem with fairness is just because something is fair to one person may not seem fair to another. People tend to see what others have and want it instead of what they have even though they have their fair