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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Hobbes see the necessity of the Social Contract?

2. What does Rawls believe is the dominant theory of political philosophy throughout the 20th Century?

3. What does Rawls claim about the Social Contract theory?

4. Where did the early Intuitionists believe they got their appreciation of morals, rights and wrongs or fairness?

5. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rawls’ criticism of Utilitarianism?

2. Why does Rawls accept that his own argument is Intuitionist?

3. What is one of the prime problems for the Intuitionist?

4. What theory does Rawls want to re-invigorate in his argument?

5. Who does the individual have a contract with, according to the Social Contract Theory?

6. What was the dominant political philosophy theory throughout the 20th Century?

7. Why is it important that we have a Just society?

8. What for the Intuitionist is learned?

9. Why does Social Contract Theory work so well with a Theory of Rights?

10. What does Rawls hope to do with this Theory of Justice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can we consider A Theory of Justice to be a work-in-progress?

Essay Topic 2

In his final claim that constitutional democracy is the natural expression of his theory, how far can we say Rawls really goes in challenging the status quo, if at all?

Essay Topic 3

As per Rawls’ argument, if you were granted any type of society to be born into, what would it be?

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