{"id":977,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/rawls-theory-of-justice-is-both-contractual-and-distributive-upsc-psir-2017-0301\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:13","slug":"rawls-theory-of-justice-is-both-contractual-and-distributive-upsc-psir-2017-0301","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/rawls-theory-of-justice-is-both-contractual-and-distributive-upsc-psir-2017-0301\/","title":{"rendered":"Rawls\u2019 theory of justice is both contractual and distributive. Examine."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> contractual in method + distributive in result <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the two bound together<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> the hypothetical contract is the source <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> it generates and justifies the distribution<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>revives contract tradition (<b class=\"pq-sc\">Locke<\/b> \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rousseau<\/b> \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Kant<\/b>), hypothetical not historical <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> original position + veil of ignorance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> impartial choice + maximin <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> fairness from a fair agreement <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> same contract fixes distribution <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> primary social goods <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> first principle (equal liberties) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> second principle (fair equality of opportunity + Difference Principle) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> least advantaged \/ <b>Barry\u2019s<\/b> chain principle <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Macpherson<\/b>: defence of the liberal democratic welfare state<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p><b class=\"pq-sc\">Hampton<\/b>: not truly contractual (veil, not bargaining, yields the principles) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Nozick<\/b>: distributive side is an end-state theory imposing a pattern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> a fair contract grounds a fair distribution <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> the two characters reinforce each other<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> despite the critics, <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b> opened a new era in justice theory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[45],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[48],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-977","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-45","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-justice","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4571,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/977\/revisions\/4571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=977"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}