The Veil of Ignorance: Designing Society Without Personal Bias (John Rawls) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Quizzes
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What was the title of John Rawls' influential 1971 work?
What was the title of John Rawls' influential 1971 work?
A Theory of Justice
What does the veil of ignorance prevent individuals from knowing?
What does the veil of ignorance prevent individuals from knowing?
Their social status & personal traits
What is the main purpose of the veil of ignorance?
What is the main purpose of the veil of ignorance?
To ensure impartiality & fairness
What does Rawls call the hypothetical situation where people decide on principles of justice?
What does Rawls call the hypothetical situation where people decide on principles of justice?
The original position
What does the Principle of Equal Liberty guarantee?
What does the Principle of Equal Liberty guarantee?
Equal right to extensive basic liberties
Which of these is NOT listed as a basic liberty in Rawls' Equal Liberty principle?
Which of these is NOT listed as a basic liberty in Rawls' Equal Liberty principle?
Right to equal income
When does the Difference Principle justify social and economic inequalities?
When does the Difference Principle justify social and economic inequalities?
When they benefit the least advantaged
Why would rational individuals behind the veil favour principles protecting the disadvantaged?
Why would rational individuals behind the veil favour principles protecting the disadvantaged?
They don't know their future position
What ethical theory does Rawls' veil of ignorance challenge?
What ethical theory does Rawls' veil of ignorance challenge?
Utilitarianism
What criticism do some make about the veil of ignorance's practicality?
What criticism do some make about the veil of ignorance's practicality?
It's too abstract for real decisions
What type of state does Rawls' theory require to reduce inequality?
What type of state does Rawls' theory require to reduce inequality?
An enabling, pro-active state
What areas has the veil of ignorance influenced in modern liberalism?
What areas has the veil of ignorance influenced in modern liberalism?
Welfare policies, taxation & legal design