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Philosophy

The Veil of Ignorance in Rawlsian Justice

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Rawls believed that the veil of ignorance is the only way to guarantee that the principles chosen are fair, because it strips away any knowledge that could lead to self-interested bias.

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Imagine you have to design the rules for a society, but you don’t know if you’ll be born rich or poor, healthy or sick. What kind of society would you create?