Exam 3: Justice and Economic Distribution

What utilitarian identifies as rights are really

Primary social goods include

In his Principles of Political Economy , J.S. Mill argued for the desirability of breaking down the sharp and hostile division between the producers or workers, on the one hand, and the capitalists or owners, on the other hand.

Many utilitarians would argue that

The main point of the "Battle Over Bottled Water" is that water is the lifeblood of the earth.

Define "Lockean rights" in your own words.

The phrase "the declining marginal utility of money" means that successive additions to one's income produce, on average, less happiness or welfare than did earlier additions.

Eminent domain is the ancient right of government to take what from an individual?

Talk of justice and injustice typically focuses on:

According to Robert Nozick, property rights exist prior to any social arrangements and are morally antecedent to any legislative decisions that a society might make.

Explain the relationship between justice and fairness.

In association with labor and capital, Mill had contrasting views of

Justice is frequently held to require that our treatment of people reflect their fundamental moral equality.

In Nozick's example of Wilt Chamberlain, he argues that other theories of economic justice inevitably fail to respect people's

The first principle of Nozick's entitlement theory concerns the original acquisition of

What is the "maximin" rule for making decisions and what role does it play in Rawls's argument?

Robert Nozick uses the Wilt Chamberlain story to show the importance of economic re-distribution.

Apply the Libertarian view to the poverty in America to justify or expose its value.

Libertarians would find it immoral and unjust to coerce people to give food or money to the starving.

To the libertarians, their concept of liberty includes a commitment to