POSC 20203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Contractualism
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Plan: rawls"s question, his method, his two principles of justice, the institutional implications of his 2 principles, rawls"s argument for his theory. John rawls what would a just society look like: most famous for writing the theory of justice, he is so important because he gives a principled, rigorous method for answering this question. One applies the second principle by holding positions open, and then, subject to this constraint, arranging social and economic inequalities so that everyone benefits. (214) The difference principle: the higher expectations [for $] of those better situated are just if and only if they work as part of a scheme which improves the expectations of the least advantaged members of society. The intuitive idea is that the social order is not to establish and secure the more attractive prospects of those better off unless doing so is to the advantage of those less fortunate (217) What the gop should stand for: opportunity (ted cruz)
