Citizens could try to collectively agree on basic rules. Reasonable people often disagree about how to live, but we need to structure society in a way that reasonable members of that society can accept. The ‘Original Position’ and ‘Veil of Ignorance’
Nearly every contemporary scholarly discussion of justice references A Theory of Justice. John Rawls (1921-2002) was a Harvard philosopher best known for his A Theory of Justice (1971), which attempted to define a just society. A successful theory of justice must explain why clear injustices are unjust and help us resolve current disputes.
Others disagree: even if these facts are regrettable, they aren’t issues of justice. In many societies, what best predicts your future income, or whether you will attend college, is your parents’ income. In many countries, people are denied rights to free speech, to participate in political life, or to pursue a career, because of their gender, religion, race or other factors, while their fellow citizens enjoy these rights. Some people are multi-billionaires others die because they are too poor to afford food or medications. Category: Social and Political Philosophy, Ethics
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