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Pluralism and Natural Justice
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Module 3
The Social Contract and Rawlsian Justice
1
Hobbes's Collective Action: State of Nature & Social Contract
Analyze Hobbes's state of nature as a collective action problem and the social contract as an equilibrium solution.
2
Rousseau's General Will: Collective Sovereignty vs. Individual Liberty
Describe Rousseau's concept of the 'general will' and its complex relationship to individual liberty and collective sovereignty.
3
Consent & Legitimacy: Rawls vs. Locke
Distinguish hypothetical consent (Rawls) from tacit/actual consent (Locke) as foundations for political legitimacy.
4
Rawls's Original Position and Veil of Ignorance
Analyze the function of the original position and the veil of ignorance in Rawls's 'A Theory of Justice'.
5
Rawls's Principles of Justice: The Difference Principle Explained
Explain Rawls's two principles of justice, with a focus on the justification for the 'difference principle'.
6
Critiquing Rawls: Libertarian and Communitarian Perspectives
Critique the assumptions of Rawls's model from both libertarian and communitarian perspectives.
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