Question 1 According to libertarians like Robert Nozick, individual freedom is the most important value in society. This means that the state can commit injustices with regards to people's life and health for the sake of maximising individual freedom. Answer True False 1 points Question 2 According to the libertarian Robert Nozick, governments ought to Answer Redistribute income to maximise the well-being of the least advantaged citizensEnsure compliance with utilitarian principles of wealth distributionEnforce the property rights of citizensFacilitate eudaimonia and human flourishingAll of the above1 points Question 3 John Rawls argues that the two principles of justice he proposes are, indeed, just because the process of deliberation about these principles has been just. Which device ensures that the process of deliberation is just?Answer the vice of ignorancethe original positionthe veil of ignorancethe veil of knowledgeAll of the above1 points Question 4 According to Nozick, if you hold something that you obtained by acquisition or transfer in accord with current existing law respecting property in society then you are entitled to it. Answer True False 1 points Question 5 Nozick believes that entitlement comes from the history of how a good is first owned and then subsequent ownership. He sees little relevance to issues of current needs and desires of society in determining just distribution. Answer True False 1 points Question 6 According to John Rawls, his veil of ignorance insures Answer that partiality and bias will not influence the nature of the principles of justice the original parties choose to govern society for all timethat the lazy and incompetent will always be rewarded in a society based on Rawlsian principlesthat parties to the original agreement will "vote" that all members of the future society will receive and maintain identical holdings...
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