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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. What is the only caveat to a maximum liberty of the individual?

2. How many principles of justice does the Original Position later result in?

3. What is assumed about the liberty of the Individual, according to “The Two Principles of Justice”?

4. What does Rawls claim about the freedom of assembly?

5. Where does the word and idea 'Democracy' come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the limits of human freedom, according to the Two Principles of Justice?

2. Who decides the limits of human liberty, according to the Two Principles of Justice?

3. In what way does the Original Position ensure the two principles of justice?

4. What is the first principle that the Original Position ensures?

5. What is the second principle that the Original Position ensures?

6. Why are the limits of human freedom according to the Two Principles of Justice essentially a form of social contract?

7. What form must the protection of disadvantaged people come from?

8. How does the Original Position not account for second- or later generations?

9. What has to be used to ensure the two principles of justice?

10. In what way does Rawls admit that inequalities can be endured in his system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Contrast Rawls’ Original Position of a an individual wanting fairness over all things with Nietzsche's view that human nature has the drive to be strong (the Will-to-Power).

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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