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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. Who was the father of Utilitarianism?

2. What do Intuitionist' believe in?

3. What is the greatest criticism levelled against Utilitarianism?

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

5. What is the implicit assumption that the Social Contract theory makes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What for the Intuitionist is learned?

2. According to the chapter “The Original Position,” what do we have to assume about the individual's rational capabilities?

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

4. How did John Stuart Mill seek to redefine the Utilitarian maxim?

5. In Rawls’ estimation, why is fairness the best virtue for society?

6. Why does Rawls move away from Individualist ethics?

7. What, according to Rawls, are other notions of justice?

8. How does Rawls seek to 'fix' or solve Intuitionism?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the nature of rights in Rawl's position? When are they established and why?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent do you agree or disagree with Rawls's theory of Justice as Fairness?

Essay Topic 3

Rousseau once stated that man is 'given rights when his liberties are taken away'. Evaluate this remark with light to Rawls' theories.

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