John Rawls

opportunity, furthermore, they are to be to the greatest benefit of the least-advantaged members of society. (JF, 13) Moreover, Rawls asserts the priority of his first principle exceeds his second principle. He, therefore, emphasizes his first principle in the Theory of Justice. Why is his first principle important? To solve this question, in this paper, I will discuss how Rawls argues that parties in the…

I attended the Women on Wednesday event on September 14, 2016 at Saint Cloud State University. “Beyond Those People: MN Women Experiencing Poverty” was a wonderful event about the poverty that many women in Minnesota face. Debra Fitzpatrick was an informative and knowledgeable presenter, and she certainly was educated on the hardships that face many women in poverty. This presentation related closely to economic justice; it was evident that Debra was advocating on behave of all women that who…

Marx and Nozick make compelling arguments against inequality, however, their arguments fall short when compared to arguments in favour of equality. Equality is a level of impartiality either in services or wealth for citizens to provide fair opportunities. Citizens have some uniform treatment by the state in order to remove barriers between individuals. These contentions vary between levels of intrusive means; they allow more or less freedom for citizens. More equality stems from more intrusion,…

Sexual objectification, a concept deeply rooted in various ways in early culture, can become a serious problem when unregulated. In certain, specific situations, sexual objectification can be considered okay, but in other situations it can become a critical problem. Martha Nussbaum outlines seven ways in which people can be objectified. They are: instrumentality, denial of autonomy, inertness, fungibility, violability, ownership, and denial of subjectivity. Nussbaum highlights instrumentality,…

In the story “Harrison Bergeron” the society was considered to be truly equal. Although the idea of having an equal society sounds pleasing there are disadvantages. The author of “Harrison Bergeron” uses word choice and characterization to portray the potential drawbacks of having an equal society. He also uses technology and television to help support his message and help the reader connect to issues in modern society. Vonnegut, the author of “Harrison Bergeron”, uses characterization and…

Hinton’s article is not an attempt to introduce his own views or opinions about egalitarianism. The main purpose of this article is demonstrate a deeper and more collective understanding of egalitarianism from a number of different viewpoints. He explores the advantages and disadvantages, in his opinion, of each philosophy. His position on this argument is based off of a formula he derived called the common ownership formula. This formula states that “each human being as an equal co-owner of the…

objection of self-interest has been refuted, the emphasis needs to shift towards an explanation of Rawls second principle of justice. The second principle, commonly referred to as the “Difference Principle,” indicates that, “[S]ocial and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be to everyone’s advantage, and (b) attached to positions and offices open to all.” Rawls specifies that the “Liberty Principle” is “lexicographical”. This means that the…

John Rawls and Karl Marx both see equality as an important value in human society; indeed, they both see it as something people are entitled to and as the foundation upon which the ideal society is built. However, they diverge drastically in how they conceptualize the way an egalitarian society would operate and how they believe such a society could be achieved. Concerning the former, Marx envisioned a communist utopia, whereas Rawls was a strong believer in liberal democracy. In terms of the…

emphasis on “sameness” in our society as evidenced by the use of school uniforms. School uniforms constrain student expression in the name of control and eliminating perceived differences among diverse groups of people. In John Rawls’, Justice as…

I will be outlining three ‘challenges from the right’ aimed at Rawls’ theory of justice. John Rawls was an influential political philosopher during the late twentieth century, this was largely due to his work, ‘A Theory of Justice’ which was published in 1971. He answers a very old Platonic question: what is justice? Rawls saw justice as a virtue of the state. He was of the opinion that it is not the duty of the state to make people virtuous. He believed that people should be allowed to choose…