Political Science · Western Political Thought
Given below are an Assertion and a Reason. Choose the correct option.
Assertion (A): John Rawls, despite supporting distributive justice and the welfare state, was liberal to the core
Reason (R): In his theory of justice he gave first priority to the liberty principle, while giving last priority to the equality principle
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 supported distributive justice and a welfare role, yet remained a liberal at the core.
★His liberalism shows in the lexical priority he gives to liberty over equality.
★The first principle secures equal basic liberties and cannot be traded for greater equality.
★Only after liberty come fair equality of opportunity and then the difference principle.
★Giving liberty first place and equality the last is exactly what marks him as a liberal.
★So the reason directly grounds and explains the assertion.
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