Rawls theory of justice revolves around the adaptation of two fundamental principles of justice which would, in turn, guarantee a just and morally acceptable society. The first principle guarantees the right of each person to have the most extensive basic liberty compatible with the liberty of others. The second principle states that social and economic positions are to be a) to everyone's advantage and b) open to all.         A key problem to Rawls is to …showed first 75 words of 853 total…

…showed last 75 words of 853 total…yet I will be the one to ultimately decide, this being the responsibility of all. Can we place that much faith in the moral responsibility of human kind. It sounds great theoretically yet in practice it almost appears that this would create more alienation than is present today. Would we become the exact opposite of what is desired, a selfish and careless society? There must be caution in placing so much responsibility on moral obligation.