Explain How To Ensure That Everyone Is Behind Veil Of Ignorance
Question 1:
According to Rawls, “The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance. This ensures that no one is advantaged or disadvantaged”. In reality, how to create such a circumstance in which people are behind the “veil of ignorance” and no one is advantaged or disadvantaged?
Because in our society, people are born in different family. They have different religions, social status, interests, and backgrounds. It is hard to prevent them from making a choice that will favor their particular condition.
If there is no way to apply the “veil of ignorance”, what would be the justice in reality?
Because Rawls created two justice principles based on the assumption that everyone is behind the “veil of ignorance”. If there is no real “veil of ignorance”, Rawls’ two justice principles couldn’t be true in reality. So, what is the real justice in the reality?
Question 2:
In Rawls’ principle 1, the original position is the appropriated initial status quo which insures that the fundamental agreements reached in it are fair. How to make sure that the parties in the original positions are equal? What character should we evaluate when we consider these parties are in the original positions? …show more content…
They have different religions, social status, interests, and backgrounds. Especially in capitalism, people who own the machines and the materials will own more profit and earn a higher social status. Another example is in ancient Greek, slaves are naturally subhuman. They don’t have the equal social status like their owners. There always have classes in our society and people will never be equal. Even the twins who were born in the same family and received the same education, there still a chance that one of them will become more powerful or more successful than the
According to Rawls, “The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance. This ensures that no one is advantaged or disadvantaged”. In reality, how to create such a circumstance in which people are behind the “veil of ignorance” and no one is advantaged or disadvantaged?
Because in our society, people are born in different family. They have different religions, social status, interests, and backgrounds. It is hard to prevent them from making a choice that will favor their particular condition.
If there is no way to apply the “veil of ignorance”, what would be the justice in reality?
Because Rawls created two justice principles based on the assumption that everyone is behind the “veil of ignorance”. If there is no real “veil of ignorance”, Rawls’ two justice principles couldn’t be true in reality. So, what is the real justice in the reality?
Question 2:
In Rawls’ principle 1, the original position is the appropriated initial status quo which insures that the fundamental agreements reached in it are fair. How to make sure that the parties in the original positions are equal? What character should we evaluate when we consider these parties are in the original positions? …show more content…
They have different religions, social status, interests, and backgrounds. Especially in capitalism, people who own the machines and the materials will own more profit and earn a higher social status. Another example is in ancient Greek, slaves are naturally subhuman. They don’t have the equal social status like their owners. There always have classes in our society and people will never be equal. Even the twins who were born in the same family and received the same education, there still a chance that one of them will become more powerful or more successful than the