Failed to get the logical relationship between "The moment we conceive of justice as being fully separable from human well-being" and "detrimental to the welfare of everyone affected by them."
Would you like to give an example so that I can understand it if you think you are clear about the relationship?
Thanks in advance
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The moment we conceive of
justice as being fully separable from human well-being, we are faced with the prospect of
there being morally “right” actions and social systems that are, on balance, detrimental to
the welfare of everyone affected by them. To simply bite the bullet on this point, as
Rawls seemed to do, saying “there is no reason to think that just institutions will
maximize the good” seems a mere embrace of moral and philosophical defeat.
-Sam Harris
Would you like to give an example so that I can understand it if you think you are clear about the relationship?
Thanks in advance
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The moment we conceive of
justice as being fully separable from human well-being, we are faced with the prospect of
there being morally “right” actions and social systems that are, on balance, detrimental to
the welfare of everyone affected by them. To simply bite the bullet on this point, as
Rawls seemed to do, saying “there is no reason to think that just institutions will
maximize the good” seems a mere embrace of moral and philosophical defeat.
-Sam Harris