Ethics
Rawls: Justice as Fairness: 3 key ideas
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- IDEA 1 OF 3
The veil of ignorance
Rawls asked what rules people would choose if they did not know their own place in society.
Behind that veil, we would pick rules fair to everyone.
- IDEA 2 OF 3
The difference principle
Inequalities are acceptable only if they improve the position of the least advantaged.
A good test for welfare schemes and tax policy.
- IDEA 3 OF 3
Basic liberties first
Equal basic freedoms, such as speech and conscience, come before economic gains.
They should not be traded away for growth.
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