Rawls is not against equality but he assumes that most socio-economic systems will allow for some inequities, and thus outlines his second principle to deal with those inequities. In this system, the state is powerful enough to provide security for its people on a basic level, but also strives to ensure that no class in society becomes so marginalized and disenfranchised economically that it becomes impossible for any person on the bottom rungs of society to engage in self-improvement.
Rawls famously suggested that all societies should be created under what he calls a 'veil of ignorance,' or that rules and regulations should be constructed blindly when creating a society, without any knowledge of what the status of the decision-maker would be in the hypothetical world. In other words, when creating an ideal nation, would you be willing to live under the rules and conditions of the least-privileged members and regard them as fair (Storelli 50)? There is also a certain assumption of moral 'good' on behalf of the decision-maker in this scenario, though, given that Rawls states that governing principles of justice are "that rational and free persons concerned to further their own interests would accept in an initial position of equality as defining the fundamentals of the terms of their association" (Storelli 50). In other words, Rawls assumes that his ideal, objective decision-maker would not want to disenfranchise members of society, even if he or she knew his or her own future position would not be that of the most disenfranchised member."Rawls believed that his principles would be accepted freely by rational egoists in a 'contractual state of nature' or 'contract situation'" and presumes a degree of rationalism on the part of members of society not only to protect their own interest, but to acknowledge the interests of others (Storelli 56)
Although the ways in which constitutional liberties are conceptualized may vary from society to society, most of the major, Western democracies assume that the values of freedom, voting, and the right to certain property protections are...
He then went to work for the family business, lived in a nice home and drove a nice car, but had no reported income. Since the birth of their child, who is now a teenager, he has contributed virtually nothing to the child's support, though his mother has established a college fund for the child. Research One area of research that has influenced my view of social justice is the research
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Catholic church and public policy have remarked that the members of American clergy in general, without even excepting those who do not admit religious liberty, are all in favour of civil freedom; but they do not support any particular political system. They keep aloof from parties, and from public affairs. In the United States religion exercises but little influence upon laws, and upon the details of public opinion; but it
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