John Rawls Veil Of Ignorance Summary
John Rawls was into poverty born in 1921 in Baltimore Maryland. He was exposed to the inequality of the modern world from an early age. It motivated him to go into academia, where he could use the influence of philosophies to change the unjust world. He was didn’t agree with the old-style philosophical arguments on what makes a social institution fair and what is considered justly in political or social actions and polices. Rawls wanted to modernise the theory of justice. He published many books and articles, but, he is known best for his book A Theory of Justice. According to Phillip Pettit pg 17 , Rawls aspect of contractarian made the greatest impact when the theory became first known. Making him the most contemporary political social contract
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It’s about discussing authority, equality and happiness, and which is more important in contrary to another. Politics often fail to agree, which leads to an unfair system of majority over minority. Rawls offers an innovative approach, which he calls veil of ignorance. He wants those who make socio-political decisions to be more concerned with what they would choose if under the veil of ignorance. In the veil of ignorance Rawls asks us blocks out self-interest, this is what he calls the original position of contract. Rawls introduces the veil of ignorance by saying “ I assume that the parties are situated behind a veil of ignorance. They do not know how the various alternatives will affect their own particular case” (Rawls.J pg136-137) . He goes on to say that the parties should evaluate principles solely based on general considerations. The representatives don’t know their place in society, their class status, their race or how wealthy or poor they will be in the world. However, they do have the basic knowledge of political affairs and economic theory. They know the foundations of social organisation and psychology. The representatives are assumed to have the general knowledge that would influence the decisions they make regarding the principles of
It’s about discussing authority, equality and happiness, and which is more important in contrary to another. Politics often fail to agree, which leads to an unfair system of majority over minority. Rawls offers an innovative approach, which he calls veil of ignorance. He wants those who make socio-political decisions to be more concerned with what they would choose if under the veil of ignorance. In the veil of ignorance Rawls asks us blocks out self-interest, this is what he calls the original position of contract. Rawls introduces the veil of ignorance by saying “ I assume that the parties are situated behind a veil of ignorance. They do not know how the various alternatives will affect their own particular case” (Rawls.J pg136-137) . He goes on to say that the parties should evaluate principles solely based on general considerations. The representatives don’t know their place in society, their class status, their race or how wealthy or poor they will be in the world. However, they do have the basic knowledge of political affairs and economic theory. They know the foundations of social organisation and psychology. The representatives are assumed to have the general knowledge that would influence the decisions they make regarding the principles of