{"id":989,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/critically-analyse-john-rawls-argument-for-democratic-equality-upsc-psir-2016-0402\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:53:17","slug":"critically-analyse-john-rawls-argument-for-democratic-equality-upsc-psir-2016-0402","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/critically-analyse-john-rawls-argument-for-democratic-equality-upsc-psir-2016-0402\/","title":{"rendered":"Critically analyse John Rawl\u2019s argument for democratic equality."},"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> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Rawls<\/b> = most systematic liberal bid to join liberty + equality <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> democratic equality its core form<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> justice as fairness via original position \/ veil of ignorance <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> contingencies neutralised <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> persons as ends<\/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>original position + veil <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> anti-utilitarian (person as end, no sacrifice for aggregate) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> first principle: equal basic liberties + lexical priority <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> second principle: fair equality of opportunity prior to difference principle <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> difference principle benefits least advantaged <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> three combine: freedom + equality, inequality constrained, weakest protected<\/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\">Arneson<\/b>: only mitigates contingencies, not truly egalitarian <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Sen<\/b>: resources not capabilities, equal resources \u2260 equal real freedom<\/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> strength = least advantaged shielded from utilitarian trade-offs<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> limit = weighs means, not the real freedom to live a valued life<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[42],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[49],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-989","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-42","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-equality","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/989","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":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4583,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/989\/revisions\/4583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=989"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=989"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=989"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}