Introduction
The veil of ignorance was created by the philosopher John Rawls; the veil of ignorance is a theoretical sheet in which a person must roll a dice to obtain their position in society (Banks, 2017). This position varies from being “black”, “white”, poor, rich, gay, or straight. It is just a demonstration on an equal society. Cyndi Banks describes the veil of ignorance by stating that the veil ensures that no one will gain an advantage or suffer a disadvantage because of his or her circumstance in society. Furthermore, utilizing the veil of ignorance, a person will not be able to have their current standing in society be compromised. For an example, the wealthy will side with the wealthy and the poor will side with the poor; it is …show more content…
The first principle is each person has an equal right to liberty. The second principle is social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be to everyone’s advantage and (b) attached to positions and offices open to all, these are called the principles of social justice (Banks, 2017). This social justice is a way to make everything equal to everyone so that every person in society would benefit and be burdened in society (Banks, 2017).
Rawls veil of ignorance can play many different roles in the utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, hedonism, and egoism theories. The veil of ignorance will enable us to understand the different types of thinking. The case of Timothy Masters will be applied to all moral theories. Also, the veil of ignorance can be applied to the case study of 3.1, in which a police officer received only fifteen years in a torture case, to determine if the outcome would have changed.
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However, this theory of justice, is a principle that can guide the way we behave as a society (Banks, 2017). Also, utilizing Kant’s theory of utility, a person cannot utilize it for every situation, then it is invalid. Banks (2017) states, if we wish to treat everyone equally, a just society must give more attention to those who are victimized injustice or to those who, because of unfair treatment, are placed in a less favorable position (Banks, 2017). A person can see this inequality by looking at these five theories; utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, hedonism, and egoism, and determine which one fits appropriately under the veil of
The veil of ignorance was created by the philosopher John Rawls; the veil of ignorance is a theoretical sheet in which a person must roll a dice to obtain their position in society (Banks, 2017). This position varies from being “black”, “white”, poor, rich, gay, or straight. It is just a demonstration on an equal society. Cyndi Banks describes the veil of ignorance by stating that the veil ensures that no one will gain an advantage or suffer a disadvantage because of his or her circumstance in society. Furthermore, utilizing the veil of ignorance, a person will not be able to have their current standing in society be compromised. For an example, the wealthy will side with the wealthy and the poor will side with the poor; it is …show more content…
The first principle is each person has an equal right to liberty. The second principle is social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are both (a) reasonably expected to be to everyone’s advantage and (b) attached to positions and offices open to all, these are called the principles of social justice (Banks, 2017). This social justice is a way to make everything equal to everyone so that every person in society would benefit and be burdened in society (Banks, 2017).
Rawls veil of ignorance can play many different roles in the utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, hedonism, and egoism theories. The veil of ignorance will enable us to understand the different types of thinking. The case of Timothy Masters will be applied to all moral theories. Also, the veil of ignorance can be applied to the case study of 3.1, in which a police officer received only fifteen years in a torture case, to determine if the outcome would have changed.
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However, this theory of justice, is a principle that can guide the way we behave as a society (Banks, 2017). Also, utilizing Kant’s theory of utility, a person cannot utilize it for every situation, then it is invalid. Banks (2017) states, if we wish to treat everyone equally, a just society must give more attention to those who are victimized injustice or to those who, because of unfair treatment, are placed in a less favorable position (Banks, 2017). A person can see this inequality by looking at these five theories; utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, hedonism, and egoism, and determine which one fits appropriately under the veil of