John Rawls Flashcards
1
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JR - the state
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Developed the concept and liberal justification for an enabling state that used progressive taxation and substantial public spending to establish a robust safety net
2
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JR - veil of ignorance
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Asks individuals to design a society without any knowledge of their own position under it.
People would create a society that safeguards the least well off.
3
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Beveridge reported (ML)
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Laid foundation for the modern welfare state.
4
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JR - theory of justice and enabling state
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- He argued redistributing wealth within a capitalist framework and creating a society where the poor and disadvantaged are supported was both rational and consistent with liberal values.
5
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JR - veil of ignorance
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- asks individuals to design a society without any knowledge of their own position in it.
Under this rational individuals would create a society which safeguards the least well off.
