Unit 7: Optional theme — Political philosophy
Topic 7.2: Justice Questions
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Fill the gap: Hayek called social justice 'an empty phrase without determinable ______', because in a market no one distributes incomes.
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The forward-looking (consequences) view says punishment is justified only when it:
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Which aim of punishment is BACKWARD-looking (at the crime already done)?
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Where do Rawls and Hayek REALLY clash?
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Calling justice an 'ideal' (rather than an idea or a process) means treating it as:
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Fill the gap: asking 'equality of ______?' softens Nozick's objection, because his case bites against identical outcomes, not fair chances.
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Hayek called 'social justice' an empty phrase mainly because:
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Fill the gap: Kant says punishing someone MERELY to deter others treats that person as a mere ______.
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Asking 'equality of WHAT?' helps because it shows that most people actually want:
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Thrasymachus argues that 'justice' is really:
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True or false? Rawls' 'veil of ignorance' means the government hides its economic decisions from citizens.
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The point of Rawls' 'veil of ignorance' is that:
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In Rawls' cake-cutting image, why does the person who cuts the cake cut it evenly?
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For Plato, justice is best described as:
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True or false? Thrasymachus believes justice is a real standard that stands above every ruler.
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'Distributive justice' is about:
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Fill the gap: Thrasymachus claims justice is nothing but the will of the ______.
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Plato's main reply to Thrasymachus is that:
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The 'self-refuting' problem for Thrasymachus is that:
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Kant argues you should never punish someone MERELY to deter others because:
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