Veil of Ignorance

Notes

according to John Rawls, the way we should build or act within a society is according to the maximin principle, which is - we should choose the world in which the situation of the persons worst off is the highest it can be. Pareto Principle.

In contrast, this doesn't necessarily means we should be egalitarian, since equality could make everyone worse off, compared to Capitalism where you have huge inequality, but even the poor are better off than a Communism country.

This is the only logical conclusion that we should make when making decisions behind the veil of ignorance, i.e making the decision without knowing who you'd turn up to be in that society. Morality is both rational and emotional

Overview

🔼Topic:: Justice 🔼Topic:: Political Philosophy (MOC) Source:: John rawls Source:: Philosophize This! Link:: https://share.snipd.com/episode/6140eb3e-f09d-485f-93d2-bf235b6635c2