Philosophy 355
Study questions:  Rawls, Justice as Fairness..., Part IV


1.  Rawls discusses which economic systems are compatible, and which incompatible, with justice
       as fairness.  Which does he think are incompatible, and why?  Which compatible, and why?

2.  What distinguishes property-owning democracy from welfare-state capitalism and from
       liberal socialism?

3. How does Rawls distinguish between civic humanism and classical republicanism?  Which does
       he think can be endorsed by justice as fairness?

4.  Rawls takes up the issue of the extent to which justice as fairness can tolerate a wide diversity
       of ways of life, religious views, and conceptions of the good.  He considers the example of
       small religious sects.  To what extent does he think his theory implies toleration for such
       groups, and what are the limits of that toleration?