Exam 16: A Sense of Justice

Rawls contends that we can discover the nature of a ______ society by ascertaining the kind of society that would be chosen by those in the original position.

In Rawls's model,the persons who must decide and conclude the agreement from what is called the ______ are men and women of ordinary talents and tastes.

For Rawls.in order for moral persons to develop moral capabilities like knowing "the good" and pursuing justice,they must create a society based on ______.

While Rawls' theory is abstract and he did not apply it to any concrete issues,it could be applied to issues in criminal justice concerning ______.

In Rawls' theory,the highest or final period in the development of morals is morality of ______.

Actions that move away from ______ are justified only if they benefit the least advantaged.

Rawls argues that moral persons possess a/an ______,as well as the capacity to pursue a conception of "the good" in a rational manner.

Any departure from equal liberty may be justified by greater social and economic advantages.

Rawls attempts to demonstrate that if the parties are ______ and act only in their own self-interest,they will choose the two principles of justice he put forth.

Rawls's conception of ______ has an ancient and classical origin.

The principles and the ______ concern hypothetical people in a hypothetical situation.

Which term is defined as a public system of rules which defines offices and positions with their rights and duties,powers and immunities?

Rawls contends that any ______ must benefit everyone,but in particular,it must benefit the least advantaged.

Rawls describes his principles as ______.

In defining justice,Rawls concentrates primarily on equality and ______.

As Alejandro (1998)states,"Rawlsian fairness is ______ power".

Benn (1998)suggests that it is unrealistic to discount talents and abilities,as Rawls proposes in the ______.

He assumes that the well-ordered society includes the ______.

Like Kant,Rawls favors establishing ______ or principles to govern our sense of justice.

Rawls's theory is directed at ______,at achieving social justice,and at the question of how to construct a well-ordered society.