![]() ![]() Closer inspection, however, reveals cracks in the foundations of Rawls’s theory of justice. There is little mystery as to why, then, Rawls has proven popular, particularly among progressively-minded philosophers. Those of us who believe strongly in liberal principles of democratic safeguards and the protection of rights are likely to be taken, and even convinced, by what Rawls has to offer. ![]() Instead, Rawls asserts that the most advantaged-whether their advantages are due to wealth, genetics, inherent talent, what have you-must contribute their gifts in a way that will most benefit the least advantaged. He maintains that mere equality of access to opportunity is not enough to achieve fairness, nor is a simple social safety-net to help the least advantaged. ![]() He uses a sophisticated or convoluted, depending on one’s interpretation, thought experiment to get to his essential thesis. John Rawls, in his philosophical work, A Theory of Justice, attempts to address issues of fairness and argues for a liberal democratic welfare state. ![]()
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