Contemporary Moral Problems
Book Review Chapter 1: Ethical Theories:
John Rawls: A Theory of Justice
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Quote: “in working out the conception of justice as fairness one main task clearly is to determine which principles of justice would be chosen in the original position.”
I think this statement shows that the working in justice is need to become fair and in order to become successful they must know what are the main beliefs of justice in order for them to gain what is the original position of the justice and to clearly analyze what is happening to the community.
Learning Expectation:
· I want to know who the author of the book is.
· I want to know what is Theory of justice
· I want to gain more knowledge about theory of justice that is applicable in my own life.
· I want to know if these are effective to the people who are reading the chapter.
· I want to adopt all the theories which are indicated on this book.
Review:
To start the review let me first discuss the author of this chapter, a brief introduction of the authors profile, he is John Rawls he is a professor of philosophy at Harvard University, he make many book including the justice as fairness, a Restatement and the law of the peoples.
He believes that there are two principles of justice, the first is the equal basis liberties which means that all people are equal so that they will get exactly what are the freedom compatible to them, second is principle of concern this are the arrangement of social and economic inequalities
To start the review that book tackle the main idea of the theory of justice which shows the meaning of true justice on how they implement it and how the people get the equal justice give the people also. The second topic is the two principles of justice which I said in the second paragraph, all people has the equal rights and justice to get the most extensive liberty of being a human being
What I’ve learned:
· I learned who is the author of the book
· I learned what is the background of the author
· I learned what is the meaning of theory of justice
· I learned that this justice is related now in the present era.
Questions:
1. It is true that all people are treated equally with the right justice?
2. Do you think all the philosophers agree on what he says?
3. It is applicable to the people all over the world?
4. The principles and idea are effective to the country and to the people?
5. This principles exist nowadays in our present period
Citation: (James E. White, St. Cloud State University, 2003)
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