A Theory Of Justice John Rawls Analysis

The Land of the “Free” The United States of America was created to represent the label of “freedom”. This is because the Founding Fathers experienced the injustice of not being able to be represented, hence “no taxation without representation” with the original British colonists. They established a government in which they believed would benefit the greatest number of people and the greatest number of people at the time was white men. The U.S government exemplifies the Utilitarian Position, a theory where the majority is benefitted. John Rawls, in A Theory of Justice, rejects the Utilitarian Position because it does not improve the condition of the least advantaged members of society and in fact, it might even harm them. Rawls was right to reject the idea because when the “greatest number” is being …show more content…
The veil of ignorance goes along with the theory of the original position. The original position is a theory in which a group of people, which would be unaware of their “sex, race, birth, or talent” (Rawls 234), would be able to make decisions on the just and unjust. This is true because even individuals with the best intentions tend to make bias opinions, especially when there is an opportunity he or she can take that will benefit him or her. An example is when white people defended and joined the Civil Rights Movement. The white individuals knew where they were in society, but they did not bother to care. White people fought to make a difference and bring justice to the inequality faced by Blacks. This is the closest example to the veil of ignorance. These brave white people stood up for something that would not benefit them nor hurt them. That is the ideal of the veil of ignorance, a group of people who do not care of the benefits nor the disadvantages that he or she can face when doing the right thing for