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1) Powers and Faden note that "... the job of justice often involves the remedial task of ensuring the basic social structure is one in which each person has a sufficient material, cultural and political basis for the pursuit of his or her own life through the development of all of the distinctly human dimensions of well being that are the central focus of justice (p.79)." Explain.  How does this relate to social determinants?

2) Scanlon introduces 6 kinds of inequality, 2 based on its origins and 4 on its effects.  Choose 1 based on its origins and 1 based on its effects and summarize Scanlon's argument on good reasons to object to each.

3) Substantive opportunity demands that no one have a valid complaint that they were not able to compete for positions of advantage because of insufficient access to education and other conditions necessary to become a good candidate for selection.  Summarize Scanlon's argument and defence of this principle. 

4) What does the concept of public reason entail, according to Rawls?  Describe its essential features and how it is supposed to work in a liberal constitutional regime.

5) Reciprocity" plays a central role in advancing Rawls' political conception of justice. Explain. 

6) Powers and Faden view social justice as the foundational moral justification for public health (p.81).  Summarize their argument and point out areas of concern, especially regarding the utilitarian alternative of maximizing the good