JOHN RAWLS AND THE ORIGINAL POSITION Name: Akshay Shetty Class: TYBA Roll No: 321 Subject: Political Thinkers Course Code: 5.02 Title: John Rawls and the Original Position INDEX No. Topic Page No. 1. Introduction 3 2. John Rawls: A Life Sketch 4 3. The Original Position 6 4. The Original Position and the Social Contract 7 5. Nature of the Original Position 9 6. The veil of ignorance 11 7. Rationality in the original position 13 8. The maximin principle 15 9
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The original position is a central feature of John Rawls’s social contract account of justice‚ “justice as fairness‚” set forth in A Theory of Justice (TJ). It is designed to be a fair and impartial point of view that is to be adopted in our reasoning about fundamental principles of justice. In taking up this point of view‚ we are to imagine ourselves in the position of free and equal persons who jointly agree upon and commit themselves to principles of social and political justice. The main distinguishing
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| Obama position on Abortion | Pro-Choice President Obama’s stance on abortion Federal funding ban on abortions “Abortions will not be covered in the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan except in the cases of rape or incest‚ or where the life of the woman would be endangered.” President Obama’s statement on the H.R. 3 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act on 14 July 2010‚ which codifies the Hyde-Weldon conscience clause by prohibiting federal funding for elective abortions and federal
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Position Paper For The Economic And Financial Affairs Council The issues before the Economic and Financial Affairs Council are the impacts of the IMF on the international community and the European Debt Crisis. Russia is focused on helping the IMF as they take strides towards making a larger impact in low-income communities as well as the Eurozone. And Russia is open to helping with the financial crisis currently facing the European Union through whichever means it has available. Both these topics
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8 CASE Tiffany’s Little Blue Box: Does It Have Any Strategic Significance? ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS 1. What are the strategically relevant factors of the macro-environment that affect the attractiveness of the U.S. jewelry industry? Specifically‚ are general and industry economic conditions and socio-cultural factors favorable to Tiffany & Co.’s business situation? 2. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Tiffany & Co. and other retail jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces
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your time this morning in reviewing my candidacy for the Communication Specialist position. I wanted to take a moment to assure you on the three main areas needed to fulfill this role: Communication‚ Design and Training Support. Communication Being that I’m in the forefront of emerging trends of communication‚ it can be displayed in examples of social media‚ web‚ email and infographics. In my previous position at Turner Broadcasting System as a Producer‚ I was able to fulfill these needs
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Analysing Tesco’s Position in the BCG Matrix The table below shows the relative market share and the relative market growth for Tesco and its competitors in the UK’s retail market. Retail Firms Relative Market Share Relative Market Growth Rate Tesco 0.561 32.8% Asda 0.469 12.7% Sainsbury 0.405 11.3% Morrison 0.223 7.9% Waitrose 0.144 1.1% Aldi‚ Netto‚ and Lidl 0.286 -----------
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Chapter 8 1‚4‚5 1. Cray Research sold a super computer to the Max Planck Institute in Germany on credit and invoiced €10 million payable in six months. Currently‚ the six-month forward exchange rate is $1.10/€ and the foreign exchange advisor for Cray Research predicts that the spot rate is likely to be $1.05/€ in six months. (a) What is the expected gain/loss from the forward hedging? The expected gain from this sale can be figured by using this equation: 10‚000‚000(1
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The ISA a) is taken from the equator b) is taken from 45 degrees latitude c) assumes a standard day 7. At higher altitudes as altitude increases‚ pressure a) decreases at constant rate b) increases exponentially c) decreases exponentially 8. The thrust-drag couple overcomes the lift-weight couple. What direction offorce is required to be produced by the tail of the aircraft to maintain straightand level flight a) upwards b) downwards c) sideways 9. When the pressure is half of
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