Essentially, Rawls argues that if everyone were asked to design a just society, but would be attributed a position randomly in that society, everyone or nearly everyone would seek to protect themselves. However, if those individuals remove themselves from society (orginal position) then they must design their system behind what Rawls calls the Veil Of Ignorance. Rawls claims that rational people will adopt his principles of justice if their reasoning is based on general considerations, without knowing anything about their own personal situation or environment. Such personal knowledge might tempt them to select principles of justice that give them unfair advantages.
From what I understand, the idea behind this is that people will end up creating
From what I understand, the idea behind this is that people will end up creating