POLITICAL THOUGHT - Chapter 8 Summary
Explain the origins of contemporary ideas of justice. Identify the utilitarian approach to social justice through the works of founding fathers of utilitarianism. Clarify the conceptions of libertarian model of justice through the works of classical and contemporary figures of libertarian perspective. Discuss the Rawlsian model of social justice known as justice as fairness. Define the capability approach to the idea of social justice through the works of Amartya Sen. Explain the complementary contributions to the idea of justice such as equality of resources, recognition/redistribution as well as participation to the life of society.