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Lesson 14 Quiz: PART1 (ESSAY) - Please Summarize, Paraphrase, and Cite Sources

Rawls criticizes utilitarianism for not protecting individual rights and focusing only on aggregate welfare. Rawls' theory of justice as fairness means that a just society is one designed to benefit all citizens, including the least advantaged, and to treat all persons equally and give them equal rights, liberty and opportunity. Case #2 involving stricter policing of black and colored people violates Rawls' theory by not treating all persons equally under the law.

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Lesson 14 Quiz: PART1 (ESSAY) - Please Summarize, Paraphrase, and Cite Sources

Rawls criticizes utilitarianism for not protecting individual rights and focusing only on aggregate welfare. Rawls' theory of justice as fairness means that a just society is one designed to benefit all citizens, including the least advantaged, and to treat all persons equally and give them equal rights, liberty and opportunity. Case #2 involving stricter policing of black and colored people violates Rawls' theory by not treating all persons equally under the law.

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LESSON 14 QUIZ

PART1 (ESSAY). Please summarize, paraphrase, and cite sources


1. What is Rawls’ criticism on Utilitarianism?
2. What does John Rawls mean by Justice as Fairness?

PART II (ANALYSIS). Choose and answer only ONE among the following.
Explain whether the following cases are in line with Rawls’ theory of Justice

CASE #1: Many organizations demand that there will be more women sitting in their board than men. Hence,
men are discouraged or are barred to apply or run as board member of the organization.

CASE #2: Some Policemen are more strict to black people and people of color than white people

CASE #3: Students who are fast learners deserve more learning tasks than those who are slow learners.

LESSON 16: ASSIGNMENT

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