The Originals

Now that 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…

immigrants in New York. In Rauschenbusch’s writing “The Fall of Man/The Nature of Sin” from A Theology of the Social Gospel he goes on to describe and search to seek what sin exactly is. Rauschenbusch is scornful of Christianity’s traditional emphasis on Original Sin and the fall of Adam and Eve rather than on Jesus and the prophets. To him, sin is selfishness, and selfishness is a major source of social evils. In the…

thrown at him/her. 2: I believe that the original purpose of the lottery has a sense of the Aztec ritual. They would have human sacrifice with the idea that offering something in return to the gods (for creating people) will aid them in having better crops etc…. [“Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” - 4] 3: It is important to have the original paraphernalia for the lottery because of tradition, and the original meaning of the lottery. The original lottery…

Principles of Justice vs. Utlitarianism Justice is a social concept that is used as an assessment tool in various social institutions such as government, courts, economic systems and education. John Rawls proposed two principles of justice that will help govern in the creation of social and political practices that are fair to all (p. 52): • Rawls’ first principle of justice states that “each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with…

‘social contract’ theory in which there is a hypothetical original scenario in which all rational parties would agree to a set of conditions and terms that would form a just society, this is referred to as the argument from ‘the original position’ and is an integral…

Anselm is best known for the arguments he provided in regards to the existence of God. He especially contributed to what today is known as the “ontological argument”, or an argument about the state of existing or being. Anselm provides many reasonable arguments for the existence of God, and had an avid ability to explain reason behind it. Through Cur Deus Homo, he tries to rationalize God’s method for saving the world through Christ’s death as satisfaction, Anselm has been able to offer a…

The Christian faith is solid in its belief in an all knowing and loving God of creation. However, God’s creation went quickly awry when Eve succumbed to temptation and sin entered into the world. Because Christians also believe that God is omnipotent and omnipresent, there are questions as to God’s implication, if any, in sin and evil. This paper will look at some of those issues. Though there are several Hebrew terms to signify sin, no special word is used for the first sin, that sin committed…

This extract sheds light upon Rawls' theory of the "veil of ignorance." Through this theory, Rawls' focuses on highlighting the importance behind the formation of a society from an "original position" where each individual though thoroughly informed about the facts of the world, is oblivious about himself in terms of his social status, class position, wealth, health, natural talents, opportunities, characteristics etc. The idea behind Rawls' theory is for the individuals within a society to…

Adam’s actions the rest of humanity is already under condemnation. Berkhof states that this does not only entail corruption but it also brings guilt. Berkhof writes about two elements that make up original sin. Berkhof uses Original pollution and Original guilt to help explain the doctrine of Original sin. He distinguishes the two by writing that pollution is what sin does to our nature. Then guilt is attached to sin which pollutes our…

The original argument for infant baptism, and perhaps the one with the most backing is that of original sin. It came about with Augustine, whose whole basis for the practice is built from original sin (Sullivan 3). He stressed that all people are born into the world inheriting the sin of Adam (3). To be baptized is to be cleanse of the original sin that comes with life on earth (3). “Original sin is way of saying we’re born into that web of society that is marked by sin… baptism removes original…