John Rawls

(b) The purpose of this essay is to discuss Holden’s progression from innocence to experience in The Catcher and the Rye. This essay will be discussing Holden’s need to protect the innocent and innocence itself. It will discuss the way Holden views society and adults. Included in this essay will be a study of Holden’s naivety in the way he views the world as well as his own innocence in regards to sex. This essay will be demonstrating how, although Holden makes progress towards the end of the…

INTRODUCTION What is a utopia? A utopia is “an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect” (Merriam Webster ). It is human nature to desire and dream of living in such a place, where everything is in perfect order with abundant food resources, companions, and equality. Yet, it is also human nature to become self-centered and covetous, which corrupts our minds and leads us to chaos. On this account, achieving a utopic society in the real world is hardly…

According to Braveman & Guskin (2003: 254), the term equity is considered to be “social justice and fairness”. This describes equity as a term which is largely associated with principles which are rooted in distributive justice, as described by Braveman & Guskin (2003). In other words “equity” can be referred to as the lack of inconsistencies in health, as stated by Braveman & Guskin (2003). However, it is also noted that individuals from many different backgrounds may depict social injustices…

“Our social world, with its rules, practices, and assignments of prestige and power, is not fixed (….) By writing and speaking against them, we may hope to contribute to a better, fairer world” (Delgado et al. 3) Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic phrase in their introduction to Critical race theory: the cutting edge, collection of essays, what in their opinion is the main essence of critical race theory. The intersection of race and law as well a power structure is a main element discussed in…

would function with or without the concept of justice. Having read two works delving into the intricacies of social justice by Rawls and Robert Nozick, understanding the role of what societies are trying to achieve, as well as where they disagree on that point. By examining different accounts of social justice would not be complete without considering the works of Rawls and Robert Nozick's deliberations about the key differences in society, as well as how they view justice, and where their…

Michael J. Sandel’s Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? explores the meaning of justice and the challenges of answering the big questions posed in political philosophy through various examples. One of the first few questions he proposes is: “Does a just society seek to promote the virtue of its citizens? Or should law be neutral toward competing conceptions of virtue, so that citizens can be free to choose for themselves the best way to live?” (Sandel 9). A just society should promote a…

John Rawls’s was an American moral and political philosopher. His book the ‘Law of Peoples’ was orginally published in 1993 but was revisted and expanded in 1999. This book is of particular significance as it played a key part in encouraging others to think about and explore different models of global justice. This book causes many questions to arise soon became prominent in discussions including; What should we transition to a more of a just World? What are the principles that should guide…

Rawls considers classical liberalism-integrity of individual rights and freedoms, the principle of equality of citizens and the principle of religious tolerance. However, Rawls rejects utilitarianism as a way to support these principles. He believes that no empirical principles (and these include the utilitarian principle) can serve as the basis of the moral law, and therefore, a reliable guarantor of human rights and freedoms. Their importance is so great that no considerations of general…

For Rawls, justice as proposing two principles of justice to serve as guidelines for how basic institutions are to realize the values of liberty and equality; and second, by specifying point of view from which these principles can be seen as more appropriate than other familiar principles of justice to the idea of democratic citizens viewed as free and equal persons.” The two Rawlsian principles of justice that serve as guidelines are stated as follows: Each person has an equal claim to a fully…

A segregated school is an example of an unjust institution. In Rawls first Principle of Justice, he states that every human “has equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with similar liberty to others” (Rawls 391). So, one can only give people liberties if everyone can have those liberties. Furthermore, King states that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. One has not…