Exam 11: Social Justice

Every person has a right to do what he or she judges necessary to preserve his or her own life according to Hobbes.

Socrates and the others define "justice" as each individual trying to gain power.

Do you agree with Held that we should think differently about society and morality? Explain. The Republic Plato

If you freely choose to give all of your money away to someone else, then that person, according to Nozick, is entitled to that money.

What does Rawls mean by the "original position"? What is the aim of the persons in the original position? Do you agree that such considerations would lead to "justice as fairness"?

According to Hobbes, the role of a civil power is first and foremost to provide for the common good.

Held claims that a "mothering person" can be male or female.

Socrates and the others define "injustice" as a single individual either performing multiple functions or performing a function for which one is not naturally well suited.

Socrates claims that we all

Why is the state of nature a state of war between individuals?

According to Held, current conceptions of rationality assume that human beings are

Nozick formulates his principles of justice in terms of the concept of

Non-aesthetic features, according to Sibley,

According to Socrates, the parable of the cave is intended to illustrate

The relation between a mothering person and a child is always voluntary.

The original position is

According to Socrates, the philosopher-kings are

Nozick claims that the existence of past injustice has no effect on the justice of present holdings.

According to Hobbes, no action can be unjust prior to the making of a covenant.

What is the origin of justice? Do you agree with Hobbes about this? Explain.