SOSC 2340 Chapter 6: Chapter 6
4 Apr 2016
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John rawls argues that actual contracts carry moral weight, such as autonomy and reciprocity. There was a lobster scenario given, which was, if you were to ask someone to catch you a hundred lobsters, for a thousand dollars you are obligated to pay them. If, however, the person caught them for you and you refused to pay, that person can argue that you went through all the hard work to earn the money. Reciprocity should be considered, they should be mutually beneiing, but, if that person backs out ater the work has been done. It is morally unjust to refuse to pay him. Rawls also believes that consent is not enough to make a contract. The case of the leaky toilet was brought up. It was about an elderly woman you signed a contract to a plumber to ix her toilet, for.
