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PTh
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bentham's Assumptions | Happiness = pleasure, people can decide happiness, politicians can decide citizens happiness, happiness can be measured by material, and everyone's happiness can be added together |
| Rawlsian Hypothetical contract | 1st : Equal right to most extensive liberty, 2nd : Economics and society will be inequality to be arranged |
| What is Rawlsian | Egalitarianism |
| End-State Theory | Justice acquisition, justice transfer, and rectification of justice |
| Entitlement Theory | Unjust if unjust to people, needs constant interference, and causes economic harm |
| Utilitarian theory of Justice | Maximize happiness and minimize pain |
| Critiques of Utilitarian | Does not stress equality, interpersonal comparison of utility problems, and fails to acknowledge minorities rights |
| Critiques of Libertarianism | No way to check original acquisition, notion of rights, and wealth can be powerful |
| Republican liberty Freedoms | Structural independence |
| Structural independence | Presence of democratic constitution and safeguards for arbitrary government |
| Safe Guards | Press, strong judiciary, and civic virtues |
| Libertarian Theory of Justice | Prioritizing individual rights, particularly the right to private property |