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Today, in the midst of the broader discussion of the Arnold reading, Professor Moglen talked about “winning the lottery”. I’ve thought about this frequently – that the place where I am today, and indeed most of the places I’ve gone in my life, were predetermined by the time and place where I was born. Obviously there have been choices made along the way, but I’m not interested in addressing how frequently these choices were actually conscious decisions or to what extent a conscious decision can even be reached. Rather, I’d like to address the issues that arise for me when I presume that my privileged position in life is largely due to random chance.
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-- AndrewMcCormick - 09 Feb 2009

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A critique of Rawls can be found in Gerald Cohen's book "Rescuing Justice and Equality" (2008).

Rather than looking at where one is born, perhaps a better way is to consider Pierre Bourdieu's idea of social capital, symbolic capital and cultural capital. An individual who possesses or has access to these forms of capital has won the lottery too!

A person who is a part of the power elite in Bangalore or Soweto need not worry about going hungry, unlike some people I've seen in the US.

-- AlfianKuchit - 09 Feb 2009

 
 
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