| Topic: | Government Purpose |
| Camp: | Agreement / Distributive Justice |
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Camp Statement
Distributive justice is largely based on the social contract tradition of political philosophy (e.g., Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Rawls). It is concerned with the fair allocation of goods, rights, entitlements, and social advantages that accumulate in society through social cooperation. The fair distribution of social goods then would be the fundamental principle of government. It is assumed that the individual sacrifices a certain degree of their natural liberty in order to claim the greater benefits achieved by cooperation and exchange.
The first principle, articulated by Rawls, is known as the liberty principle. This states that all individuals must be guaranteed a set of basic rights (e.g., respect for one's life, moral integrity, and essential freedom).
The second principle is known as the difference principle and stipulates that economic prosperity should be re-invested into the least-advantaged segment of the population (e.g., those lacking in basic provisions, necessities, and needs), rather than in other projects (e.g., concentrations of state power or imperialist ambitions). Note that none of this implies theft from the most prosperous or complete economic equality. In fact, most inequalities would be legitimate under this system, provided that those inequalities serve the least advantaged members of society.
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Total Support for This Camp (including sub-camps): 2
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Topic Name: Government Purpose
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Camp Name: Distributive Justice
Title: Distributive Justice
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Parent Camp: Agreement