Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: John Stuart Mill, Wilt Chamberlain, Medical Model
3 Nov 2016
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According to robert nozick, what is on a par with forced labour: the state, private property, taxation, wit chamberlain"s sex life. All steps from d1 to d2 are voluntary, therefore the new distribution (d2) must be just. D2 does not fit any pattern, it is also massively unequal. Nozick"s difference principle is a patterned principle. Difference principle will require interference in people"s lives. Rawls: taxes on wealth need not to be invasive. Nozick: taxation is on par with forced labour (a form of slavery) Rawls: redistribution can increase the freedom of the poor. Currently emphasizes the value of making our own choices. But fails to deal fairly with unequal circumstances, So, with chamberlain (and we) lack absolute property rights because such rights would prevent us from compensating undeserved inequalities. The history of political though overlooks whole areas of social concern. Ex: john stuart mill rejected but accepted a role for colonialism.
