Module 2: Justice and Fairness Flashcards
They go hand in hand and cannot be practiced without the other
Justice and Fairness
What are the two principles of Justice, according to John Rawls?
- Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others.
- Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both reasonably expected to be to everyone’s advantage and attached to positions and offices open to all.
1.
morally correct distribution of resources (Social, economic, political) between people.
Fairness
Main moral guide of political institutions in the allocation of limited resources
Distributive Justice
Every individual is equal, and each deserves respect as having intrinsic worth.
Equality
The doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality.
Egalitarianism
What is the goal of Egalitarianism?
Remove inequalities in the society
They are motivated by profit and no government intervention
Capitalism
To whom does Egalitarianism apply?
- Human Beings
- Human Beings and Animals
- All Sentient Beings
The means of production are
owned by the state.
Socialism
Diversity and differences are tolerated, and the
state must defend those rather than restrict them
Liberty Individual Freedom
What id the government’s role in Socialism?
Allocate resources into an equal sharing of goods and opportunities according to needs and abilities.
CAPITALISM OR SOCIALISM
Economic system where the means of production are
owned by private individuals.
Capitalism
CAPITALISM OR SOCIALISM
The means of production, such as money and other forms of capital, are owned by the state or public.
SOCIALISM
CAPITALISM OR SOCIALISM
Under this system, everyone works for wealth that is in turn distributed to everyone.
SOCIALISM
