Exam 4: Who Gets What and Why? Fairness and Justice

Explain Kristol's capitalist conception of justice. Why does he reject the notion of "social justice"? Which notion of justice appeals to you, and why?

For Nozick, the subject of justice in holdings consists of three major topics. Which of the following is NOT one of those topics outlined in the reading?

According to Locke, wages are compensation for what?

Capitalists, according to Kristol, believe that there should be no official __________ to economic opportunity in a society.

Ciulla believes that __________, like labor, can be bartered and traded.

Smith believes that what separates a genius from a common man is natural talents.

This philosopher argues that one's labor is an extension of one's body:

Nozick does not like the phrase "distributive justice," so he calls his position the __________________ theory.

Rawls thinks justice should be conceived as:

Take the dialogue you wrote for Question 2 and add the voice of John Rawls. On whose side is he? What does Rawls say to Smith about natural human differences and free exchange? How does Nozick counter Rawls's argument?

Distributive justice is essentially concerned with punishment.

Kristol argues that capitalism got a "bad name" because economists shifted their focus from an analysis of production to an analysis of:

According to Hayek, social justice usually amounts to what?

Rawls proposes three principles of justice that he contends reflect fairness.

__________ said "the subjugation of the needy does not begin with the consent of the Lord, but with the consent of the poor man."

According to Walzer, in a regime of ____________, no citizen's standing in one sphere or with regard to one social good can be undercut by his standing in some other sphere, with regard to some other good.

In Breining's article, he says the rich should give a lot of money back because they mostly became wealthy by __________.

Hayek believes that ________________ creates conflict between the interests of different groups.

Explain Smith's view of human difference. Do you agree? Does Smith encounter problems with the notion of fairness?

Beining's article makes the point that extreme differences between rich and poor are damaging to democracy.