Rawls: Justice and Fairness Flashcards
1
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consists in treating equals equally and unequal unequally, and in giving each person his due.
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Justice
2
Q
3 Types of Justice
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- Distributive Justice
- Retributive Justice
- Compensatory Justice
3
Q
5 Theories of Distributive Justice
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- Egalitarianism: Justice as equality
- Capitalist Justice: Justice based on contribution.
- Socialism: Justice based on needs and abilities
- Libertarianism: Justice as Freedom
- John Rawls: Justice as Fairness
4
Q
a fair method of resolving conflicts involving justice.
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Rawl’s Theory
5
Q
imaginary group of rational persons.
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Original Position
6
Q
Ignorance of particular about themselves.
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Veil of Ignorance
7
Q
Original Position fulfills Kantian Requirements (3):
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- Reversibility
- Universality
- Treating People as ends
8
Q
consists in the just imposition of punishment and penalties on those who do wrong.
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Retributive Justice
9
Q
3 Conditions of Retributive Justics
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- Knowledge
- Certitude that person actually did wrong.
- Punishment
10
Q
concerns the just way in compensating someone for a past injustice or what he/she lost when wronged by others.
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Compensatory Justice
