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A Critical Analysis Of John Rawls’ Second Principle Of Justice
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John Rawls’ “A theory of justice†published in 1971, changed contemporary political theory. In the book, John Rawls presented a reformulation of the social contract theory of John Locke, Jean Jacque Rosseau and Immanuel Kant, providing a justification of the liberal state. According to John Rawls, parties to a contract in an original position would accept two principles of justice to regulate the basic structure of society. The two principles are; 1 Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive system of equal liberties compatible with a similar system of liberty for all. Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both; A) To the greatest benefit of the least advantaged, consistent with the just saving principle B) Attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of fair equality of opportunity. The second principle being my point of focus, can be better understood in two categories, which are; fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle. John Rawls second principle of justice can be seen as a distributive justice. The aim of this work is to critically examine John Rawls second principle of justice, looking at the positive and negative aspects of the second principle of justice according to John Rawls. The method that will be employed will be the analytic critical method because that will seem as the best method if one is to properly analyse John Rawls second principle of justice and thoroughly criticize it.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND OF STUDYIn the history of philosophy, the issue of justice has always been a serious debate. The debate is all about what the concept ‘justice’ means and how it can be attained in a society. Thrasymachus, an ancient Greek philosopher, equated justice with ‘‘might is right’’. According to Christopher Stolleri, ‘’Justice is a concept that is balanced between law and morality’’1. Morality has ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER ONEGENERAL INTRODUCTIONBACKGROUND OF STUDYIn the history of philosophy, the issue of justice has always been a serious debate. The debate is all about what the concept ‘justice’ means and how it can be attained in a society. Thrasymachus, an ancient Greek philosopher, equated justice with ‘‘might is right’’. According to Christopher Stolleri, ‘’Justice is a concept that is balanced between law and morality’’1. Morality has ... Continue reading---
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