entitlement theory

Question 1

what is the principle of acquisition

Answer 1

one may claim previously unowned items provided one is using them and there is enough left for others

Question 2

what is the principle of transfer

Answer 2

property can be transferred from one person to another by mutual consent

Question 3

what is the principle of rectification

Answer 3

describes what to do when someone violates one of these rules, which is to pay back the victim

Question 4

forced labor argument

Answer 4

1) forced labor is wrong
2) end state theories sanction forced labor as people get money through labor and are forced to give their money to others which is like forcing them to labor for the benefit of others
3) so end-state theories are wrong

Question 5

slavery argument

Answer 5

1) no one can own another person, even partially
2) end state theories imply that people can own other people (end state theories give you a right to the fruits of others labors. which is a right to decide what use another person is put to)
3) so end-state theories are wrong

Question 6

wilt chamberlain example

Answer 6

assume there is a patterned conception of distributive justice, assume we start out with a distribution D1, that perfectly satisfies the desired pattern. Wilt agrees to play basketball for 1 million people at a cost to them. these people agree resulting in a new distribution, D2, where wilt has an extra 1 million dollars and everyone else has 1 dollar less.

Question 7

wilt chamberlain argument

Answer 7

1) if no one has a reasonable complaint about D2, then D2 is just
2) no one has a reasonable complaint, seeing as everyone was I agreement
3) so D2 is just
4) D2 violates the preferred pattern
5) so the patterned conception of distributive justice is false