... critique of Rawls and so this essay shall address the Rawlsian concept of justice first, Justice is Needs. Rawls' work is most heavily associated with his version of social justice, the belief individuals should not suffer from circumstance beyond their control i.e. those born least socially or genetically advantaged. Equally he strongly argues we should also not benefit from talents and assets which we do not deserve. Such advantages are 'arbitrary from a moral point of view' and are simply based on luck. 'The greater advantages he could achieve with his national endowments' are unjust in his view (Rawls 1972:104). The basic social structure must therefore be altered to compensate for the 'natural and social lottery', in favour of the handicapped and the poorer social groups. He allows the existence of inequalities as long as they benefit the least advantaged - 'Just and only just if they work as part of ...

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