Analysis Of John Stuart Mill s Veil Of Ignorance And...

This paper responds to prompt one of the week three Justice Theory essay assignment, and yields an evaluation through considering various internal and external materials from weeks one through three. Accordingly, the organization of this exploration concentrates on three areas of focus. First, this paper seeks to explain how the modern social contract theorist, John Rawls’, attempts to enhance the classic utilitarian views of John Stuart Mill, as well as the classic social contract theories of Thomas Hobbes and Jean Jacques Rousseau. Secondly, this evaluation posits how Rawls’ â€Å"veil of ignorance† and â€Å"difference principle† might apply to the socioeconomic issue of access (or, lack thereof) to health care in the United States. Specifically, this section relates these components to the United States Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as â€Å"Obamacare†. Finally, it presents the assumption that the social contract theory critic, Ward Churchill, would surmise that Rawls’ modifications to the utilitarian and classic social contract theories are irrelevant. Setting the Context: Improvements to utilitarianism and the classic social contract theories Throughout our history of social and political thought, the evaluation of the concepts of utility and social contracts are paramount considerations for the configuration of a just society and deciding viable forms of governance. Each perspective considers the state of human nature and derives a method for maintaining peaceShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesSouthern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography Allida M. Black, ed., Modern American Queer History Eric