Self-study
Support At some point in any discussion of societal justice, the only possible doctrinal defense seems to be "That is the way we do things here." Support Different communities that each recognize the dignity and equality of all citizens will, for example, nevertheless settle on somewhat different provisions for the elderly. ██ ██ ███ ███ ████ ███████ ██████████ ██ ███████ ███ █████ ██████████ ██ █████████ ███ ███████ ██ ██████ ████████ █████ ██████ █ ██████████ ██████
Summarize Argument
The author concludes a government’s social policies can’t be determined using only general principles of justice. Why not? Because defending any policy—such as provisions for the elderly—on the grounds of social justice eventually requires invoking arbitrary choices or circumstances specific to that policy.
Notable Assumptions
The author assumes there’s no other policy, besides those mentioned, that can be determined by general principle without relying on arbitrary choices or specific circumstances. In addition, he assumes there’s no general principle of justice that’s capable of fully determining a policy about provisions for the elderly.
Analysis by LukeWilson
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b
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c
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e
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