DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Pin-Up Model, Wilt Chamberlain, Social Contract
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Justice (29th june 2017: who gets (to keep) what, distributive justice, as opposed to e. g. retributive justice, to each what he is due, but how to decide what someone is due, merit, entitlement, fairness. Dumb luck is not: example: einstein"s offspring with the pin-up girl, alberta: sexy and genius, albert: dumb and ugly, albert is not responsible for his bad luck. This should not have influence on their later income: a society where alberta will earn more is unjust, both identical twins, alberta no effort, albertina ambitious, albertina deserves more. If the original property distribution was just, then justice is maintained throughout voluntary transfers: wilt chamberlain example. Justice is compatible with huge differences: two crucial issues. Justice of the initial distribution: transfers must have been truly voluntary, emphasis on freedom, unmerited luck has a large impact on distribution, genetics, inheritance, dynamic focus.
