What Is Rawls Veil Of Ignorance In Designing The New Society?
The innately selfish nature of mankind causes humans to be biased. This bias means that humans are uneducated about ways of living other than their own. Humans are egocentric in the sense that they think of their personal needs before considering others. Because humans are only self-serving, John Rawls’ theory of “The Original Position” is the best way to create a better society with more equality. In terms of society, equality means that the gap, wealth-wise, between the rich and the poor is not drastic, but rather, the “average amount of wealth is lower.” In order to achieve this theory of “The Original Position,” Rawls rightfully claims that people must have a ‘veil of ignorance’ when designing the new society because with the ‘veil of ignorance,’
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Society needs equality to some extent, but a person’s worth also dictates their earnings. A person’s worth means how much value they are able to add to society. A highly successful business person who is revolutionizing a particular industry is rightfully earning more than a taxi driver who drives average citizens around the city. But, what is unjust in the situation of the business person and the taxi driver is the opportunities these people are granted in life. If the taxi driver was born into a lower class family, he did not have the ability to attend prestigious and expensive schools like the business person did, and in turn, the taxi driver ultimately did not have the ability to be a successful business person with his lack of opportunities. A society with equality still allows different people to have varying levels of income, but only if people are all born into the same social class. If people all start in the same social class, then everyone has the same opportunities while still having the ability to move up classes, and consequently, the potential to move down a class. Money is the defining factor in the possibilities of an individual’s future, and therefore, it is only fair that all people have the same beginnings, while their motivation and work ethic can allow them to earn
Society needs equality to some extent, but a person’s worth also dictates their earnings. A person’s worth means how much value they are able to add to society. A highly successful business person who is revolutionizing a particular industry is rightfully earning more than a taxi driver who drives average citizens around the city. But, what is unjust in the situation of the business person and the taxi driver is the opportunities these people are granted in life. If the taxi driver was born into a lower class family, he did not have the ability to attend prestigious and expensive schools like the business person did, and in turn, the taxi driver ultimately did not have the ability to be a successful business person with his lack of opportunities. A society with equality still allows different people to have varying levels of income, but only if people are all born into the same social class. If people all start in the same social class, then everyone has the same opportunities while still having the ability to move up classes, and consequently, the potential to move down a class. Money is the defining factor in the possibilities of an individual’s future, and therefore, it is only fair that all people have the same beginnings, while their motivation and work ethic can allow them to earn