PHIL 2280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Laissez-Faire, For Marx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 2280
• Professor: omid payrow shabani

Document Summary

Defends the concept of justice from a socialist perspective given some obvious weakness and. O"neil and nell: justice under socialism criticism it has faced. The socialist principle of justic e from each according to his ability and to each according to. Perceived problems with the principles according to edward nell and o"nell: his need : there is no guarantee that, even if all contribute according to their abilities, all. If all contribute according to their abilities, there may be a material surplus after all needs are met but the principle doesn"t tell us how to distribute the surplus; and finally. It is unclear why each would contribute according to their ability, in other words, what is their incentive to do so (77) The capitalist counterpart of principle is from each according to their given choice, given his asses, to each according to their contribution - referred to as the laissez faire principle.