SOSC 3375 Lecture Notes - Distributive Justice, Meritocracy, Neoliberalism
29 Mar 2013
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Unit 2: liberalism & the limits of justice. This relates to the question of whether or not justice is universal. Whose sense of justice prevails: individualism. Unlike locke"s division of church/state, sandel sees difficulty in maintaining neutrality: i. e. , religious/culture and state concerns often overlap on issues of same-sex marriage, abortion etc. ) there"s evidence where religion and secular concerns are always conflicting. Differences in locke and sandel"s understanding of liberalism. What sorts of socio-historical conditions might be influcing their concerns? (i. e. , locke was speaking to a predominately christian audience, and addressing conflict among christians. Emphasis on the individual rights and freedoms. Effects seen in contemporary legal and political issues (e. g. , abortion, euthanasia, universal healthcare) We see individual rights and freedoms as defining factors of liberal democracies. Yet exercising these individual rights often collides with shared notions of justice or the good life". There"s no good in going around and claiming our individual rights without acknowledging the rights of others.
