Rawls' idea of liberty and equality

Introduction

John Rawls is a famous American Philosopher, however, he is more known for his theory of Justice. Theory of Justice was first published in 1971. The thoughts of the John Rawls tend to revolve around the nation of the distributive justice. In his work, distributive justice is considered a main problem when it comes to equal treatment with all. He further tends to criticize the utilitarian system, and the positions of Kant and the social contract. He called the resultant theory Justice as Fairness, and draws its two basic principles of justice: the principle of freedom and the difference principle. In the light of the research it can be safely stated that the ideas of the Rawls tends to be aligned with the problem of political obligation.

In other words, he wants to explain how and under what circumstances citizens are obliged to respect the laws that are promulgated by the State. In 1993, in Liberalism Policy (P347), Rawls stated as its first two principles of justice being the principle of equal liberty and Difference principle. Equal Liberty tends to paint the picture relating to the ideas that every person is entitled to fully adequate basis which leads to equal freedom for all, plus it needs to be compatible with a single system of liberty for all (Tsuka, p. 225). Moreover, the social and economic inequalities must satisfy two conditions: they must first be attached to offices and positions open to all under conditions of fair equality and they must provide the greater benefit to the most disadvantaged members of society.

However, his thoughts relating to difference principle involves maximizing the primary goods which are deciphered in the form of powers and prerogatives attached to the various functions and positions, income and wealth, and social bases of self-respect to the weakest. Its subject tends to be complied with the principle of genuine equality of opportunity. However, both the system tends to formulate a modus operandi which tends to form a critique of utilitarianism in which fundamental rights are subject to the principle of social utility and which legitimizes the restriction of individual liberties in the name of economic efficiency or growth. However, in the context of the paper we intend to shed light on the subject identified above from different perspectives in order to develop an effective and efficient understanding of the subject.

Discussion

Rawls develops what he claims to be the principles of justice through the establishment of a deliberate methodological fiction he calls the original position. In this position each participant decides principles of justice behind what he calls a veil of ignorance. This veil is to hide from them the facts about themselves, as their social status or their talent, which could cloud their ability to reach consensus. This section tends to develop an effective understanding of pillars of the theory of justice as identified in the course of the paper.

Fair Equal Opportunity

The whole notion of the Fair Equal Opportunity, as deciphered by the teachings ...