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Single Idea 3280
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 4. Original Position / a. Original position
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Full Idea
Why does what it is rational to agree to in Rawls' 'Original Position' determine what is right?
Gist of Idea
Why does the rational agreement of the 'Original Position' in Rawls make it right?
Source
comment on John Rawls (A Theory of Justice [1972]) by Thomas Nagel - Equality §7
Book Ref
Nagel,Thomas: 'Mortal Questions' [CUP 1981], p.121
The
19 ideas
from John Rawls
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22406
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The maximisation of happiness must be done fairly
[Rawls, by Smart]
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21137
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Rawls rejected cosmopolitanism because it doesn't respect the autonomy of 'peoples'
[Rawls, by Shorten]
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23420
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In a pluralist society we can't expect a community united around one conception of the good
[Rawls]
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21119
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Power is only legitimate if it is reasonable for free equal citizens to endorse the constitution
[Rawls]
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21051
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Check your rationality by thinking of your opinion pronounced by the supreme court
[Rawls]
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15676
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Rawls defends the priority of right over good
[Rawls, by Finlayson]
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4123
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A fair arrangement is one that parties can agree to without knowing how it will benefit them personally
[Rawls, by Williams,B]
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3280
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Why does the rational agreement of the 'Original Position' in Rawls make it right?
[Nagel on Rawls]
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20552
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The original position models the idea that citizens start as free and equal
[Rawls, by Swift]
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20538
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Utilitarians lump persons together; Rawls somewhat separates them; Nozick wholly separates them
[Swift on Rawls]
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9277
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Rawls's account of justice relies on conventional fairness, avoiding all moral controversy
[Gray on Rawls]
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21018
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The social contract has problems with future generations, national boundaries, disabilities and animals
[Rawls, by Nussbaum]
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18636
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Choose justice principles in ignorance of your own social situation
[Rawls]
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18631
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All desirable social features should be equal, unless inequality favours the disadvantaged
[Rawls]
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21041
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Justice concerns not natural distributions, or our born location, but what we do about them
[Rawls]
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20527
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Liberty Principle: everyone has an equal right to liberties, if compatible with others' liberties
[Rawls]
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23110
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Human injustice is not a permanent feature of communities
[Rawls]
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23583
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If an aggression is unjust, the constraints on how it is fought are much stricter
[Rawls]
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3279
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Utilitarianism inappropriately scales up the individual willingness to make sacrifices
[Rawls, by Nagel]
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