{"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":"2026-08-09T21:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:12","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>&mdash; 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\">R1 contractual in method + distributive in result \u2192 the two bound together R2 the hypothetical contract is the source \u2192 it generates and justifies the distribution<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">revives contract tradition (Locke \/ Rousseau \/ Kant), hypothetical not historical \u2192 original position + veil of ignorance \u2192 impartial choice + maximin \u2192 fairness from a fair agreement \u2192 same contract fixes distribution \u2192 primary social goods \u2192 first principle (equal liberties) \u2192 second principle (fair equality of opportunity + Difference Principle) \u2192 least advantaged \/ Barry&#039;s chain principle \u2192 Macpherson: defence of the liberal democratic welfare state<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Hampton: not truly contractual (veil, not bargaining, yields the principles) \u2192 Nozick: distributive side is an end-state theory imposing a pattern<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 a fair contract grounds a fair distribution \u2192 the two characters reinforce each other R2 despite the critics, Rawls opened a new era in justice theory<\/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":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/977\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/977\/revisions\/3290"}],"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}]}}