Ideas of John Rawls, by Theme
[American, 1921 - 2002, Born at Baltimore. Professor at Harvard University.]
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22. Metaethics / B. The Good / 1. Goodness / c. Right and good
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Rawls defends the priority of right over good [Finlayson]
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22. Metaethics / C. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / e. Human nature
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Human injustice is not a permanent feature of communities
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23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 1. Contractarianism
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A fair arrangement is one that parties can agree to without knowing how it will benefit them personally [Williams,B]
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability
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Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 1. Utilitarianism
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Utilitarianism inappropriately scales up the individual willingness to make sacrifices [Nagel]
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 4. Unfairness
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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly [Smart]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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Rawls rejected cosmopolitanism because it doesn't respect the autonomy of 'peoples' [Shorten]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / a. Original position
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Why does the rational agreement of the 'Original Position' in Rawls make it right? [Nagel]
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The original position models the idea that citizens start as free and equal [Swift]
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / b. Veil of ignorance
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Choose justice principles in ignorance of your own social situation
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / c. Difference principle
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All desirable social features should be equal, unless inequality favours the disadvantaged
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 2. State Legitimacy / c. Social contract
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Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 4. Social Utilitarianism
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Utilitarians lump persons together; Rawls somewhat separates them; Nozick wholly separates them [Swift]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / g. Liberalism critique
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Rawls's account of justice relies on conventional fairness, avoiding all moral controversy [Gray]
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / b. Against communitarianism
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In a pluralist society we can't expect a community united around one conception of the good
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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Liberty Principle: everyone has an equal right to liberties, if compatible with others' liberties
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 1. Basis of justice
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The social contract has problems with future generations, national boundaries, disabilities and animals [Nussbaum]
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Justice concerns not natural distributions, or our born location, but what we do about them
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25. Social Practice / E. Policies / 1. War / b. Justice in war
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If an aggression is unjust, the constraints on how it is fought are much stricter
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