In "A Theory of Justice," Rawls attempts to convey the ideology of his thought experiment dealing with the nature of man and organized society. Two key elements of his argument include "the original position" and "the veil of ignorance" theories. The first key element of his thought expirment, "the original position," places the members of an artificial society in a quasi-existence in which their economic, intellectual, and social status have yet to be decided. In this quasi-existence, members of this artificial society must decide upon the foundation of their society as well as its political, societal, and economic structure. Because each member would be under "the veil of ignorance," and would have no viable way of knowing their potential
