{"id":985,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:15","slug":"dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ambedkar&#8217;s idea of social justice leads to \u2018egalitarian justice\u2019 as compared to Rawls\u2019 \u2018justice as fairness\u2019 which aims at the notion of \u2018pure procedural justice\u2019. Comment."},"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> both are egalitarians <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> share the end, differ in route <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> substantive vs procedural<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> question separates two routes to equality <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b> reshapes outcomes \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b> designs a fair procedure and accepts its result<\/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><b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b>: caste oppression + social humiliation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> justice never merely formal <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> \u201csimply another name for liberty, equality, fraternity\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> must become material facts <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> political equality vs economic inequality threatens democracy <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> substantive, group-conscious remedy (reservations, labour rights, land redistribution, state action) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b>: fair starting point <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> original position + veil of ignorance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> identity-blind, unanimous choice <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> whatever chosen is just <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> equal liberties + fair opportunity + Difference Principle <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> inequality only if it helps the least advantaged<\/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>contrast must be qualified <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b>Rawls\u2019<\/b> procedure is already egalitarian <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Difference Principle can itself justify reservations \/ welfare <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> so divergence is route, not goal <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Ambedkar<\/b> = direct, group-based caste correction \/ <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b> = identity-blind least-advantaged standard <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> identity-blindness may miss a birth-fixed hierarchy<\/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> shared egalitarian aim, different routes (group correction vs fair procedure)<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> Indian Constitution (justice, liberty, equality, fraternity) resonates most with <b>Ambedkar\u2019s<\/b> egalitarian justice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[48],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-985","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","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\/985","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\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4579,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/985\/revisions\/4579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}