Political Science · Western Political Thought
Given below are an Assertion and a Reason. Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): In a Rawlsian just society, equality is less important than liberty
Reason (R): With the principle of fair equality of opportunity and the difference principle, the effects of inequality can either be nullified or even turned to the advantage of the common benefit
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true but R is Not the correct explanation of A
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
Explanation
★Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason correctly explains the assertion.
★Rawls gives liberty lexical priority, so the first principle of equal basic liberty comes first.
★Equality therefore ranks below liberty and cannot be traded against it.
★His ordering is liberty, then fair equality of opportunity, then the difference principle.
★Fair equality of opportunity opens positions to all on a level basis.
★The difference principle then allows inequalities only where they help the worst off.
★So these two principles manage inequality, which is exactly why equality ranks below liberty.
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