Sociological View of Obama’s World of Social Justice

At first glance the ideal of “fair shares for all” suggests the requirement of a political and economic framework based on Karl Marx’s distribution policy of “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” But Obama’s conception of fairness is not of classic Marxist origin. As noted, it is more a reflection of philosopher John Rawls’ theory of justice and pragmatism’s varied perspectives of the self-society relationship.