Critique of the Difference Principle
... Is this vast difference just? ... Rawls’ view is called the Difference Principle (DP). ... The DP also only is justified if the members of the society affirm the principle for themselves. ... Rawls says that the difference principle should only apply to the basic structures of society. ... The difference principle is applied to the structures of society, and therefore allows a person to demand higher wages because their choice is working from within those structures. ... I think that Cohen has a good point about the difference principle, but it relies on looking at the DP in a way in which I don’t think Rawls would agree with. ... The DP is a principle that currently drives the thinking on many programs. ... This follows from what Rawls and the difference principle says.