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Compare Rawl’s Theory of Justice with those of Nozick and Walzer. How may such diverse definitions of justice affect our judgement as to whether social policies are fair or not?
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Compare Rawl's Theory of Justice with those of Nozick and Walzer. How may such diverse definitions of justice affect our judgement as to whether social policies are fair or not? Social policies are distributed in society to improve society's welfare and protection. This essay is concerned with whether social policies are fair or not compared with Rawls, Nozicks and Walzers theories of justice. Each theory will now be compared and will produce the answer of just how fair social policies are. John Rawls produced his own theory of justice named 'Justice as a contract'. Rawls has two principles to his theory of justice. The first principle is the 'Principle of Equal Liberty'. The principle states that "Each person is to have an equal right to the most extensive basic liberty compatible with a similar liberty for others" (Rawls, 1973:60). The first principle suggests that all citizens have equal rights to engage in...
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