Political Science 3334E Chapter Notes - Chapter Okin&Cohen: Justice As Fairness, Distributive Justice, Selfishness
16 Feb 2018
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Rawls theory of justice has complications regarding the inclusion of women. Rawls theory includes the original position and choosing the basic principle of justice from behind a veil of ignorance (cid:862)pri(cid:374)(cid:272)iple of frater(cid:374)ity(cid:863) Excludes women from the scope of the conclusions. When quoting the work of kant who does not include women as moral beings he. Is consistent in his male centered terms and the exclusion of women does(cid:374)"t go to i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude the(cid:373: same thing with freud"s work who even down talked women. Sex is not one of the characteristics a person is aware of behind the veil of ignorance. Instead refers to the moral persons in the original position as heads of families so that they care about the next generation: automatic assumption that heads of households are male. States that the family is a social institution but never talks about how it is made up.
