Equality and social justice

Question 1

What is meant by equality and social justice?

Answer 1

-The aspriation of fairness across society, acess to healthcare, equal pay, housing, employment opportunities or social justice.

Question 2

Whilst there is some disagreement over…

Answer 2

…how equality and social justice should be achieved and its protections.

Question 3

Main argument of equality and social justice essay?

It is a stronger argument to suggest…

Answer 3

Liberals argee to a large extent on the concept of equality and social justice.

Question 4

Two main points of the equality and social justice essay?

Answer 4

1. Agree on foundational equality, equality of opportunity and meritocracy.
2. Agree on a level of legislation to ensure that these rights+ freedoms are protected.

Question 5

Two main counterpoints of the equality and social justice essay?

Answer 5

1. Disagree on what consitutues foundational equality.
2. Disagree on the amount of law and state intervention

Question 6

What do liberals agree on concerning foundational equality, equality of opportunity and meritocracy?

Answer 6

-all individuals born with natural rights- Locke- life liberty and property. (Rawls agree)
-reject class-based hierarchical systems or titles, or racism, sexism or cultural discrimination (Betty Friedan and Mary Wollstencraft). (equal opportunity).

+ meritocracy

Question 7

What do liberals agree on concerning the level of legislation to ensure that these rights and freedoms are protected?

Answer 7

-modern liberals- end discrimination- Betty Friedan- Women equal to men + stop discrimination laws concening African Americans.+ counter dominate patricarchial values

-John Locke- ‘where there is no law there is no freedom’- fundamental to the protection of liberty.

Question 8

What do liberals disagree on concerning what constitututes foundational equality? (slim definition that only modern liberals seem to have expanded on).

Answer 8

-classical liberals like Locke- largely ignored racial + gender issues- focused on general life liberty and property.
-Rawls- society must provide social justice for everyone- larger role in soc- champion racial minorities + LGBTQI+

**ccp: JS. Mills does argue for votes for women in his book the subjection of women- even before enfranchisement was achieved. **

Question 9

What do liberals disagree on concerning the amount of law and state intervention?

Answer 9

1. Classical liberals- J.S Mill- harm principle- small state+ limited amount of laws.
2. Modern liberals- much larger state acting to ensure right and freedoms are protected (Betty Friedan (women) + Rawls (veil of ignorance= more laws+ state int)