tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post112621745412352718..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Luck, Pluck, or Just Plain F**cked?David Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1126220463282770422005-09-08T16:01:00.000-07:002005-09-08T16:01:00.000-07:00It is remiss to talk about liberalism and the role...It is remiss to talk about liberalism and the role of luck without citing John Rawls. To paraphrase, a person does not make any choices regarding their own birth, so they have no claim to the unique situation that they are born into. A person does not deserve to be born to a rich family, to a white family, or to be born with a genetic predisposition to be intelligent (if such a thing exists). To that extent, policies which equalize inequalities are probably just, since they make society more equal without "stealing" or anything of the sort.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445497103630902861noreply@blogger.com