Ethicist: A society is just when, and only when, first, each person ha

Ethicist: A society is just when, and only when, first, each person has an equal right to basic liberties, and second, inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth are not tolerated unless these inequalities are to everyone’s advantage and are attached to jobs open to everyone.

Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle described above?
We need to search for options that is correct according to the given statements in the question.

There are two things that Ethicist agrees ::
A society is just when:
1)each person has an equal right to basic liberties
2)inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth are not tolerated unless these inequalities are to everyone’s advantage and are attached to jobs open to everyone.

Point 2 can be rephrased in the following way:
Inequalities in distribution of income and wealth can be tolerated if
3)inequalities are to everyone’s advantage
4)jobs open to everyone.



(A) Society S guarantees everyone equal right to basic liberties, while allowing inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth that are to the advantage of everyone. Further, the jobs to which these inequalities are attached are open to most people. Thus, society S is just.

Very sneaky .we need everyone, not most.

(B) Society S gives everyone an equal right to basic liberties, but at the expense of creating inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth. Thus, society S is not just.

Inequalities in distribution of income and wealth can not be tolerated if unless 3)inequalities are to everyone’s advantage 4)jobs open to everyone.
But nothing is mentioned about these inequalities. Hence it is a wrong choice.


(C) Society S allows inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, although everyone benefits, and these inequalities are attached to jobs that are open to everyone. Thus, society S is just.

We can't tell a society is just unless There is mention of both basic liberties and inequalities.So incorrect.

(D) Society S distributes income and wealth to everyone equally, but at the expense of creating inequalities in the right to basic liberties. Thus, society S is not just.

Each person must have an equal right to basic liberties,So the society is not just.

(E) Society S gives everyone an equal right to basic liberties, and although there is an inequality in the distribution of income and wealth, the jobs, to which these inequalities are attached, are open to all. Thus, society S is just.

There is nothing discussed about advantage of 'inequality in the distribution of income and wealth'. So we can not confirm.

D is our answer.