It is also important to cite Rawls’s conception of the ‘Veil of Ignorance’‚ which is part of Rawls earlier work. As Ben Rogers point out whilst analysing Rawls’s work‚ ‘The veil of ignorance is meant to ensure that our views on justice are not distorted by our own interests’ (…). In the case of the Iranian Revolution‚ it would have been valued if the Islamists would have adopted the veil of ignorance when writing the constitution. As Rawls’s points out‚ by taking away the elements that makes up a
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assert that political obligations are acquired through morally imbued relationships between the citizen and his compatriots‚ or the citizen and the state. One such theory is the “principle of fair play” (sometimes referred to as the “principle of fairness”).1 Very simply put‚ authors of this principle argue that promises and deliberate consent are not the only possible grounds of special rights and obligations; instead the acceptance of benefits within certain sorts of cooperative schemes‚ they maintain
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Rawls then introduces the concept of the difference principle‚ and connects it with democratic equality. Rawls explains that the theory behind the difference principle is that distributions in society are primarily based upon “social contingencies” and “natural fortunes.” Rawls indicates that‚ determining the distribution of goods‚ viz.‚ wealth and income‚ is morally arbitrary. Hence‚ if you happen to be born to a wealthy family‚ your prospects of living “well” are higher than if you were born
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Rawls argues that violence‚ when practicing civil disobedience‚ cannot be justified; however‚ violence is a part of civil disobedience; its qualities as both a practice and is justification hold true the goal of civil disobedience- a call for change in the laws or practices. Civil disobedience is an act in violation of a law‚ which is undertaken for moral reasons. Rawls’ view of civil disobedience is that it cannot be violent because of its nature. This practice does in fact have the abilities to
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there must be a judicial system to enforce it. Both Thomas Rawls and Robert Nozick believe there should be such a justice system to protect citizens; however their argument differs on how this societal justice is regulated and enforced. Thomas Rawls explains in his writing‚ A Theory of Justice‚ the two basic principles of justice are what he calls the “liberty principle” and the “difference principle”. The liberty principle for justice is the people’s “equal basic liberties” such as freedom of religion
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The Paycheck Fairness Act needs to be put into position due to the fact that women do the same exact job as men and have a substantially smaller wage. Right now some of the US seems to be very ill-informed on the subject of the gender wage gap and that needs to be changed so something can be done to create a smaller number in between a man and woman’s paycheck. Women and men could be doing the same job as each other but have very different numbers being printed out onto their paychecks. If
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pure practical reason to ‘‘frame the Rational with the Reasonable.’’ As seen in the Dewey Lectures Rawls emphasizes that ideal agents are not only rational‚ but must also reasonable. Rationality for Rawls carefully calculates the means which lead to certain ends‚ which may be traced to Kant’s hypothetical imperative or what Rawls terms empirical practical reason. Ideal moral agents not only learn how to achieve ends efficiently or rationally‚ but also how to achieve such ends by employing a moral
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in the society have responsibilities that they must take on. In regards to law‚ for example‚ each individual has the responsibility to have an understanding of the rule of law. Whereas‚ in regards to law‚ an individual has the right to procedural fairness and access to the law. So‚ what are the rights and responsibilities of individuals really? The rule of law is that no one is above the law. Aristotle claimed that the rule of law is above any rule of the individual. For example: a policeman
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The controversy over whether professional athletes deserve to enjoy higher salary than other occupations or not has consumed uncountable pages of mass media. On the one hand‚ a handful of people claims that these athletes deserve to be paid higher by dint of their endless efforts in the whole life. On the other hand‚ others emphasize that other jobs should be paid more for its important positions in society. As far as this debate is concerned‚ I share the same views with the second stance. One of
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Plea Bargaining Plea bargaining is an inherent part of the criminal justice system. “Let’s make a deal.” Plea bargains are agreements that are made between the defendant and prosecutor in a criminal court case. The agreement can only be completed if defendant and prosecutor come to a communally agreement. During the plea bargaining process‚ the defendant makes a knowing and voluntary waiver of his or her rights to a trail. Judges do not participate in the discussions and can decline or accept the
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