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A Critical Analysis Of John Rawls’ Second Principle Of Justice
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The second principle states that: social
and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a)
to the greatest benefit of all 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.
Various
problems arise, for instance, can there ever really be equal
opportunities given the fact that nature itself is not equal? Is it fair
for things to be shared equally when people do not give the same quota
to the society? How do the individuals gain possession of goods?
Although
John Rawls’ principle of justice is an improvement from some other
solutions to the problem of justice, the question is, can we say that
John Rawls’ second principle of justice is adequate in guiding a society
to a state where it can be regarded as a just society? Can it be
universally accepted? These questions are the core areas of this study.
1.3SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study will focus primarily on John Rawls’ second principle of justice,
but before then, I shall view the steps that led to accepting the
principle and I shall also give a critique of John Rawls’ second
principle of justice.
Although my research will be far and wide, the
scope of this study however shall be limited entirely on John Rawls
second principle of justice.
1.4PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
This study
aims at providing better understanding of John Rawls second principle of
justice, by analyzing it. There will also be a critique of John Rawls’
second principle of justice so that the tenability of the principle can
be assessed. By understanding John Rawls’ second principle of justice
better and viewing the various critiques, we can finally be able to
evaluate and pass a judgment if it can really guide a society to
becoming a just society.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
This study
helps to give a full understanding of John Rawls’ second principle of
justice, taking note of its positive and negative side without accepting
it dogmatically. Rawls argues that his principles of justice should be
used to assess the justice of actual social institutions, such as
political government that govern human being.
We can decide if John
Rawls’ second principle can guide a society into a just society. With
this project, after critically analyzing John Rawls’ second principle of
justice, we can decide for ourselves if it is the answer to the problem
of our present day society or if it is just another theory to be
disregarded.
1.6 METHOD OF STUDY
In this project, I shall employ
the analytical cum critical method. I shall rely on data collection from
text books, articles, journals, the internet and any other source
relevant to this project topic. This method will help us to fully
understand John Rawls’ second principle of justice and pose some
critical question.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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 ... Continue reading---
