PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rule Utilitarianism, Justice As Fairness, First Principle

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1010
• Professor: Karyn Freedman

Document Summary

Need to protect people, but which rights and liberties should we protect. If an inequality can benefit everyone its ok. Affirmative action plan: helps marginalized groups to rise above the rest. First principle: each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive total system of equal basic liberties (right to vote, run for office, free speech, due processes) compatible with similar system of liberties for all. Redistributive taxes (more annual income higher taxes) Argument in favour of the difference principle: the intuitive equality of opportunity argument. Prevailing justification for economic distribution: equality of opportunity so long as we all have a fair go at earning ,000,000 then it is ok if someone earns more. He requires equality of opportunity but denies that people who fill the position are thus entitled to a greater share of society resources. Some people are naturally smarter then others and then enhance their intelligence with education.