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Distributive Justice: Ayhee Marie David Jhollie Felipe Mark Gabriel Danga

The document discusses several theories of distributive justice: 1. Utilitarianism argues the right distribution maximizes overall welfare. 2. John Rawls' theory focuses on fair equality of opportunity and benefiting the least advantaged. 3. Resource egalitarianism aims to secure equal resources and opportunity to convert them to welfare. 4. Desert theory and libertarianism emphasize individual freedom and limiting coercion. Challenges to liberal theories question whether equal work leads to equal outcomes or disproportionate acquiring of goods.

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Distributive Justice: Ayhee Marie David Jhollie Felipe Mark Gabriel Danga

The document discusses several theories of distributive justice: 1. Utilitarianism argues the right distribution maximizes overall welfare. 2. John Rawls' theory focuses on fair equality of opportunity and benefiting the least advantaged. 3. Resource egalitarianism aims to secure equal resources and opportunity to convert them to welfare. 4. Desert theory and libertarianism emphasize individual freedom and limiting coercion. Challenges to liberal theories question whether equal work leads to equal outcomes or disproportionate acquiring of goods.

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Distributive

Justice
Ayhee Marie David

Jhollie Felipe

Mark Gabriel Danga


Distributive Justice

-is concerned with the fair allocation of resources


among diverse members of a community. Fair
allocation typically takes into account the total amount
of goods to be distributed, the distributing procedure,
and the pattern of distribution that results.
Utilitarianism
- the right distribution is that
which maximizes overall
welfare, or ‘utility’, variously
interpreted as net positive
happiness, preference
satisfaction, pleasure, or well-
being.
John Rawl’s Justice and Fairness

- The most influential theory of


distributive justice over the last
half century.

2
itle. P5
Book T
Rawl’s Two Principles (a) The principle of Fair Equality
of Justice of opportunity; and
1. The guarantee of equal basic
liberties (b) The Difference Principle: They
are to be the greatest benefit of
2. Second principle is composed of the least advantaged members
two parts, governs the distribution of society.
of social and economic goods:
Social and economic inequalities
are to satisfy two conditions:
Resource Egalitarianism

- Resource egalitarianism aims to secure for everyone an equal


set of resources and an equal opportunity to convert those
resources into welfare. How well people do this, and resulting
inequalities stemming from their choices, are not core concerns
of this conception of distributive justice.
Desert Theory
- Desert is a normative concept that is used in day-to-day life.
Many believe that being treated as one deserves to be treated is
a matter of justice, fairness, or rightness. Although desert claims
come in a variety of forms, generally they are claims about some
positive or negative treatment that someone or something
ought to receive.
Libertarianism
- Libertarianism is a family of views in political philosophy.
Libertarians strongly value individual freedom and see this as
justifying strong protections for individual freedom. Thus,
libertarians insist that justice poses stringent limits to coercion.
While people can be justifiably forced to do certain things (most
obviously, to refrain from violating the rights of others) they
cannot be coerced to serve the overall good of society, or even
their own personal good.
Challenges to Liberal Distributive
Theories
- Distributive justice is a concept that addresses the ownership
of goods in a society. It assumes that there is a large amount of
fairness in the distribution of goods. Equal work should provide
individuals with an equal outcome in terms of goods acquired
or the ability to acquire goods. Distributive justice is absent
when equal work does not produce equal outcomes or when an
individual or a group acquires a disproportionate amount of
goods.
● Equality affects two areas of distributive justice: opportunities and
outcomes. Equality of opportunity is found when all members of a
society are allowed to participate in acquiring goods. No one is
blocked from acquiring more goods. Acquiring more goods would
be a sole function of will, not because of any social or political
reason.

● Proportionality is similar to the equality of outcome. It is based


around the idea that equal work produces equal outcomes. It is
found more often in relative circumstances. If two workers
performed the exact same job for the exact same length of time
(with a similar amount of experience), then, if distributive justice is
at play, both workers will be able to acquire the same amount of
goods.

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