Ünite Sınavı Soruları

Which one of the following philosophers proposed to approach the idea of justice as "virtue of institution"?

I. J. Bentham

II. R. Nozick

III. F. Hayek

Which of the above thinkers is/are among the main proponents of the contemporary libertarian idea of justice?

Who divides the term freedom into two analytical parts, which are "the opportunity" and "the exercise"?

Which of the following sees the concept of social justice in terms of individual's merit and desert? 

Which of the following are among the reasons for Hayek’s rejection of “social” in social justice?

1. It presupposes the redistribution of wealth through taxation
2. It allows the authority to distribute wealth in a form that is just
3. Taxation is a form of authority threatening the rights of individuals
4. It allows the intervention of the state in the redistribution of wealth

1. Multi-dimensionality is one of the main features of the contemporary understandings of social justice.
2. Multi-dimensionality emphasizes the fact that whether a society is just or not cannot be assessed based on one single variable or unit of evaluation.
3. When we look at the multidimensionality of the idea of justice, we notice that it has at the top two main dimensions that should not be overlooked: The first is the “justice as criminal” and the second is “justice as social”.
4. “Justice as criminal” usually focuses on juridical arrangements and their implementations.
5. “Justice as social” mostly focuses on issues related to distribution such as distribution of power, resources, rights and/or entitlements, and income as well as ethical justifications of how distribution of these goods ought to be conducted.

Which of the statements above related to the contemporary understandings of social justice are correct?

1. The difference between the utilitarian and libertarian accounts of social justice is based on the priorities of each conception.
2. Libertarianism highlights the importance of certain inalienable rights of individual whilst utilitarianism attaches priority to the aggregative interests of society with a perspective putting the individuals’ rights at the second row.
3. The contemporary form of the libertarian view on social justice has been greatly inspired from the works of classical liberals such as Adam Smith.
4. It can be argued that the classical utilitarian view has also borrowed from the works of founding fathers’ of classical liberalism such as as that of Adam Smith.

Which of the statements related to the libertarianism and utilitarianism above is/are correct?

Who distinguished criminal justice from the social justice for the first time in the history of political thought?

The main question of ...........perspective about the equality in resource ownership is about why society should keep compensating undesired outcomes emerging due to individuals’ own choices.

1. Aristotle
2. Adam Smith
3. Karl Marx
4. Isaiah Berlin
5. Charles Taylor

Freedom or capability-based inquiry of social justice, in fact, can be traced back to the works of which classical figures of philosophy?

1. The idea of justice that can be traced back to the ancient world is seen as a virtue of man and society in ancient Greek philosophy.
2. Such an understanding of justice as a virtue can easily be observed in the Republic, a well-known work of Plato, in which the central issue is “justice” discussed in relation to the concept of “virtue”.
3. In some of the very first dialogues between the fictional characters in the Republic, justice is considered as a virtue and discussed in relation to actions of individuals.
4. In the dialogues that are mostly configured in a form of Socratic method of reciprocal talks, justice is granted as one of the most appreciated excellences of human beings and identified as the virtue of individual.
5. Plato’s attempt is to reach a societal understanding of justice through these dialogues.

Which of the statements related to the origins of contemporary ideas of justice above are correct?

Which of the following is/are the views of both Fraser and Honneth?

1. Recognition of different identities must be the primary concern of justice, followed by redistribution.
2. Enhancing individual autonomy in economic redistribution and cultural recognition results in societal participation.
3. An adequate understanding of justice should include both redistribution of wealth and recognition of different identities.

According toJohn Bordley Rawls, which of the following is not one of the five categories of primary goods?

How is "merit" defined?

Which of the following is the major concern belonging to the utilitarian thoughts of Bentham and Mill?

Which one of the following ideas of justice considers it in relation to the virtue of individuals or man?

Who is considered as the founding father of Western Justice?

All of the following reflects Rawls’ view EXCEPT 

"Merit-focused inequalities can be seen as “natural” and fair inequalities, and this is criticised because..................."

Which of the following meaningfully completes the statement above?