1. Political theory and law
Week 11

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JUSTICE

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How should we define justice? Everyday understanding of justice Moral aspect ‘Due’ Distribution – Theories of Just distribution

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Rawls’s Theory of Justice
The Original Position – Veil of Ignorance
The Original Position – Motivation
Choice of Principles

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1. Everyone serves my interest – I get what I want

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2. Everyone acts fairly except me

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3. Everyone is allowed to advance their interests as they wish

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4. We maximize the aggregate level of goods

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5. We maximize the aggregate level of goods with a minimum level of goods for each individual

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6. We maximize the average level of goods

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7. We maximize the average level of goods with a minimum level of goods for each individual

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8. Certain ways of life are to be privileged because they have greater intrinsic value

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9. We balance a list of prima facie valid principles; we make an intuitive judgement about the correct trade-off between freedom and equality should they conflict

14. PolITICAL THEORY AND LAW
The Democratic Conception – the Two Principles of Justice
Equal Liberty
Set of basic liberties
1. Equal Opportunity
Equal access to jobs and services
2. Difference principle
Inequalities are justified only if they benefit the least advantaged members of society.

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Nozick’s Theory of Justice
Just Acquisition
Just Transfer
Rectification

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Cohen’s Marxist Perspective on Distributive Justice
Marxist Theory of Ownership, Capital and Exploitation
Cohen v. Rawls
Cohen v. Nozick