PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: John Rawls, Justice As Fairness, Lockean Proviso
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Argument: he fails to serve either self ownership or property ownership from the idea of treating people as equals. Individuals have rights and there are things which no individuals or groups can do to them. existences". The kantian principle" requires a strong theory of rights, from rights affirm our separate. Respecting these rights are respecting people"s claim to be treated as ends in themselves, not means of others. Both rawls and nozick agree that treating people as equals requires limits on the way the one person can be used for the benefits of others. They differ however, when it comes to which rights are most important in treating people as ends in themselves. Rawls- a right to a certain share of society"s resources. Nozick- rights over oneself self ownership". Self in self ownership signifies what owns and what is owned are one and the same- Taxation from the talented to the disadvantaged violates self-ownership.
