JUSTICE

1. JUSTICE

Conceptions of justice with special reference to Rawls’s theory of justice and its communitarian critique

A. General Conceptions of Justice

1. What is the concept of justice in modern political theory? How is it related to Liberty and Equality? (1994)
2. Make a comparative assessment of Greek perspective of Justice with Rawlsian concept of Justice. (2020)
3. Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of social justice leads to ‘egalitarian justice’ as compared to Rawls’ ‘justice as fairness’ which aims at the notion of ‘pure procedural justice’. Comment. (2022)

B. Rawlsian Justice

1. Consider: “…………We believe that as a matter of principle each member of society has an inviolability founded on justice.” (Rawls). (1999)
2. To what extent does the Rawlsian goal of achieving social justice depend on an overarching consensus among cultural, religious and ideological groups? (2000)
3. Comment: ‘Veil of ignorance.’ (2010)
4. Comment in 150 words: “Original position.” (2013)
5. Comment in 150 words: ‘Difference Principle’ in Rawls’ Theory of Justice. (2015)
6. Critically examine John Rawls’s argument for democratic equality. (2016)
7. Rawls’ theory of justice is both contractual and distributive. Examine. (2017)
8. Comment in 150 words: Distributive Justice. (2018)
9. Analyse John Rawls’s justification of discrimination to achieve the goals of justice. (2018)
10. How has Rawls enriched the idea of justice in liberalism? (2021)
11. Examine the entitlement theory of justice. (2022)
12. Rawls’ idea of ‘liberal self’ is too individualistic. Explain, in this context, the communitarian critique of Rawls’ theory of justice. (2023)

C. Communitarian Critique

1. Explicate the conception of justice in the critiques of communitarian theorists. (2014)
2. Examine communitarian perspective on justice. (2019)