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Taylor and Rawls/Premodern to Modern

a hierarchy in the cosmos."iii This hierarchy, which is typically referred to as the Great Chain of Being, was "gradually taken ov...

Justice and Self Interest Philosophies

when it is expressed as a love of virtue, and justice when it is considered as one of many virtues. For Hobbes, self-interest "ta...

Man's Interests, Politics, and the Perspectives of Niccolo Machiavelli and John Locke

In eight pages this paper contrasts and compares The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli and the Social Contract of John Locke in a cons...

US Constitution and Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke's Influence

In six pages this paper discusses how the American Constitution was influenced by Discourse on the Origin of Inequality by Jean Ja...

Comparative Analysis of John Locke's and Thomas Hobbes' Theories

the same species and rank, promiscuously born to all the same advantages of nature, and the use of the same faculties, should also...

Sovereignty of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke's Concept of the Majority

with "the True Original, Extent, and End of Civil Government." While his major focus is the framework of justifiable and workable...

Gender and John Locke's Theories

William; to make good his Title, in the Consent of the People, which being the only one of all lawful Governments, he has more ful...

THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF RAWLS' THEORY OF JUSTICE

1) Opportunities need to be open to all, regardless of background, birth or social class; 2) The best decisions for society...

Justice, Gender, and the Family by Susan Moller Okin

In six pages this paper discusses this text in terms of how it critiques the social contract theory of John Rawls for overlooking ...

John Rawls' Economic Justice Theories

In five pages this paper examines John Rawls' economic justice theories. Six sources are cited in the bibliography....

Disagreement Between John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin

In six pages this paper discusses the issues upon which which John Rawls and Ronald Dworkin disagree. Three sources are cited in ...

Liberty Principle of John Rawls

is that these constructors of the new society are completely ignorant of their own racial, social and economic position within th...

Civil Disobedience and Philosophy

permission. Abraham Lincoln promoted the Platonic view in his Gettysburg Address in saying that the government should be "of the ...

John Rawls, Nozick, and Adam Smith on Business Ethics

actually benefited society. This is no longer true. in todays society, corporations use these and other precepts to pass on their ...

Political Society Order and the Philosophy of John Rawls

is contrasted with "conservative" or "right-wing" ideologies. Within the broader context of political theory. "liberalism" has a d...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Rousseau and Rawls

as fairness" (Rawls, 2006, p. 199). He is quick to point out, however, that "justice" and "fairness" are not to be seen as equival...

John Rawls' Theory of Justice and the Administration of President George W. Bush

on justice that even the welfare of society cannot override" (Rawls PG). When examining the impact of Rawls theories with regard ...

'Justice as Fairness' and the Theories of John Rawls

Rawls, these individuals have what he calls "two moral powers" and explains these in the following manner: (1) One such power is t...

Duty, Morality, and Immanuel Kant

critics contending that dialogue apart from justice is nothing more than a veiled continuation of social domination. Distin...

Contemporary Social Applications of the Human Rights' and Justice Theories of John Rawls

man with fine moral sense when dealing with other human beings and is considered to be an admirable man not only because of his wr...

Personal Theories on Democratic Citizenship

to a head. To understand those differences it is instructive to look at writing from the early years of our history. Tocqueville ...

Justice Theory of John Rawls

In five pages this paper discusses the justice theory of John Rawls in a consideration of their individualism. Three other source...

Original Position of Philosopher John Rawls

In eight pages justice and fairness as conceptualized by philosopher and theorist John Rawls are examined with the emphasis being ...

Original Position and Difference Principle of John Rawls

principles are finally agreed to" (145). He argues that people who possess a "sense of justice" would have a desire to live accor...

An Examination of Nozick and Rawls Theories

In this paper of five pages the free market entitlement theory of Nozick's is compared and contrasted with John Rawls' notion that...

Comparative Analysis of Robert Nozick's and John Rawls' Justice Theories

In five pages the economic justice theories of Robert Nozick and John Rawls are compared and contrasted in terms of their similari...

Justice According to John Rawls and Plato

In seven pages justice as conceptualized by philosophers John Rawls and Plato is contrasted and compared. Six sources are cited i...

Affirmative Action, Justice, and Philosopher John Rawls

Nozicks Theory of Justice presents a strong argument for the libertarian view. This view honors property rights, that is, that in...

John Rawls, Utilitarianism, and Distributive Justice

In five pages utilitarianism and distributive justice as depicted by political philosopher John Rawls in A Theory of Justice are d...