PHIL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Maximum Principle, Gie, Justice As Fairness
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The twist: if certain inequalities benefit everyone by drawing out socially useful talents and energies, then will be accepted by everyone. One person is not more deserving of making more money then another person. O(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e does(cid:374)"t deser(cid:448)e their tale(cid:374)ts (cid:894)ra(cid:272)e, ge(cid:374)der, so(cid:272)ioe(cid:272)o(cid:374)o(cid:373)i(cid:272) up(cid:271)ri(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g(cid:895) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they were given to them by chance. Not fair to gain based on their talents. State of nature, in which we know certain things about people but not other things. People are rational, desire a set of primary goods-wealth, opportunities, liberties and self- respect, are mutually disinterested (neither sympathetic or malicious) Known general laws and principals that govern society and psychology. Known that they will have conception of good for themselves. Known that they will have sense of justice. In society c everyone has close to the same units of what they might need. Maximize position should you end up in the least well off position. In society a there is more utilities (utilitarian)