Critical Valuation of “Justice as Fairness” of Karl Max by Rawl

Although a society is a cooperative venture for mutual advantage, it is typically marked by a conflict as well as an identity of interests. So, it is incumbent upon a political philosopher to establish principles according to which the external goods of society can be distributed. These goods are limited. Not everyone can be provided a car, not everyone can be guaranteed a seat in a college or in a University. Indeed, not every kidney patient can be provided with renal dialysis. There just are not enough resources to go around. And no great surge in production will ever meet the desires and felt needs of our, or for that matter, any society. Thus, principles are needed for choosing among the various social arrangements which determine the division of advantages and for underwriting an agreement on the proper distributive shares. These requirements define the role of justice. Through this research work, the concept of justice along with the role of its principles in assigning rights, duties and work during division of social advantages in Max’s philosophy, will be seen in Rawl’s principles of justice.