Recall the distinction between Original Justice and Corrective Justice. Does Shelby’s defense of Rawls suggest a way that Rawls’s theory might be relevant for answer questions about corrective, racial justice?

Goals:
· Learn how to explain complicated philosophical material clearly and in your own words.
· Improve your ability to communicate complicated material to someone not already familiar with that material, so that they could learn that material from you.
· Reflect on a philosophical issue and gain practice in expressing your own thoughts about that issue.
Instructions:
· Use citations for the relevant texts (the Rawls, Mills, and Shelby readings only), but do not use quotations.
· Do not consult secondary sources in addition to class lectures
· You may cite class lectures by date.
· In 400-450 words, answer the following question.
· Choose one of the two options for answering the question below, either answering in the affirmative or in the negative. Provide reasons for your answer.
Question:
Recall the distinction between Original Justice and Corrective Justice. Does Shelby’s defense of Rawls suggest a way that Rawls’s theory might be relevant for answer questions about corrective, racial justice?
· If so, what answer, or answers, might Rawls’s theory provide?
· If not, what can we learn from Rawls’s about racial justice?

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