How the answer moves
The flow snapshot — the routes in, the body, the counter-view and the routes out.
Flow snapshot — how the answer moves
Intro routes
R1 justice = fair distribution of primary goods → built by fusing liberty + correction of arbitrary advantage R2 Rawls the liberal egalitarian, between absolute liberty and absolute equality → distribution from fair procedure, not charity
Body flow
social contract method + original position → veil strips class / talent / lottery → First Principle: equal basic liberty, lexically prior (liberal element) → talents / birth morally arbitrary → maximin reasoning → Second Principle: fair equality of opportunity + Difference Principle (egalitarian element) → primary goods steered toward least advantaged
Counter-view
Nozick: end-state / entitlement violation; Marxists: veil hides private property; Sen: capabilities beyond primary goods
Conclusion routes
R1 liberty prior, inequality conditional — liberalism made humane and anti-utilitarian R2 distributive justice as synthesis → redistribution a requirement of fairness, welfare state given a philosophical defence
Model answer
Handwritten, in the form it would be written in the examination hall.
