... thus as stated, procedural fairness and equality of life chances occupy hopelessly irreconcilable and contradictory positions. Both conceptions attempt to realize a single truism; that if people believe a system is fair from their personal and inherently selfish perspective, they will be more inclined to follow the established rules of society (Rawls 6). Procedural fairness embodies the commonly held notion that it is inequitable to treat one person differently than another. It maintains that impartiality is necessary and only relevant personal characteristics be considered in college admissions. On the surface it appears that this notion of distribution would end all argument as to fairness, however it assumes two fundamental premises incorrectly. First, that all people have equal talents in the eyes of society, and second, that all people have had an equal opportunity to develop their respective talents (Rawls 58). John Rawls states that theoretically procedural fairness is the most ...

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