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Individual liberalism and free market capitalism will lead to inequality. Does this matter? You should cite at least two of the following: Marx; Rawls and Nozick; the Communitarians.

Please write in the same Microsoft word file named “The Task” – answer all of the questions colored in green with short answers. Then start writing the actual essay which is colored in red- Use quotes from actual books and reference them to answer the red question. Remember its not an actual essay, you just have to answer the question. – Check the marking guide to see if you left any mistakes and to make sure that your answer fulfils the question.
How useful is the dialectic for explaining change today? What brings about change? Is it due to ideas or our material circumstances?

Was Marx wrong? Watch the Mark Steel video again (it’s in Moodle in the relevant seminar) – Steel considers whether Marx’s predictions of the collapse of capitalism were accurate.

Utilitarianism requires us to maximise utility which means choosing the action (normally a moral action) which secures the greatest net benefit for the greatest number of all affected by it. Can you think of any current applications of utilitarianism?

Mill wants to ensure that we enjoy as much liberty as possible. He argued that we should be able to do whatever we like as long as we don’t harm others. How useful is this as a guide to our actions?

Do you agree with Rawls that the situation in to which we are born is largely a matter of luck and that situation largely determines our economic position in society? If you do, do you agree with his theory of justice?
Would you agree that the current government is increasingly Nozickean?

Are there some things that we should not be allowed to buy? Discuss some examples
(It might help to go back to the Michael Walzer video we used in the seminar)
Mandatory Journal Entry 4 Deadline: 22nd March 2016 Midday
In no more than 600 words, using APA referencing throughout, address the following question (THIS IS NOT AN ESSAY – JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION). Look at the marking grid below and make sure that you address the criteria
Individual liberalism and free market capitalism will lead to inequality. Does this matter? You should cite at least two of the following: Marx; Rawls and Nozick; the Communitarians.

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OBJECTIVE
Roughly 600 words
Yes No
Objective fully met Objective nearly met Objective only partly met Objective not met at all
Entry has a succinct focus on the question / task

No significant errors of fact

No unsupported interpretations / analyses

No significant amounts of irrelevant material

Includes quote(s) from primary sources as well as other citations (e.g. from commentaries) in the entry

Fair attempt at using APA referencing throughout

Fair spelling, grammar and syntax (taking account that this is essentially a blog)