A just society is a society that everyone would agree to live in, if they did not know what their own position in that society would be.
Theory of justice
Summary of the 'original position' and 'veil of ignorance' from 'A Theory of Justice'
1971
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"The principles of justice are not derived from a comprehensive moral doctrine."
Controversial"The overlapping consensus is a feature of a well-ordered society in which citizens hold different comprehensive doctrines but still agree on a political conception of justice."
Strange & Unusual"A well-ordered society is a society regulated by a public conception of justice."
Controversial"The role of philosophy in a democratic society is to help citizens clarify their own political values and to find public reasons for their political positions."
Strange & Unusual"Ignorance of these particulars about oneself means that no one is able to tailor principles to his own advantage."
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