Choosing the Principles of Justice
{"Image DocumentName": "Choosing the Principles of Justice", "Image ImageDescription": "Although people in the original position are ignorant of their individual circumstances, they know that whatever their particular goals, interests and talents turn out to be, they will want more, rather than less, of what Rawls calls primary social goods. These include not just income and wealth, but also rights, liberties, opportunities, status and self-respect (Shaw, et al. 2009, p. 252) What is to be distributed in a Rawlsian society is not exclusively economic. Principles of justice will not simply redistribute wealth and income. What matters for a good life is genuine opportunity to gain access to primary social goods across generations. Wealth and income often enable us to have such opportunities for access. To have a fair, equal human life is to enjoy self-respect, opportunities, rights, status and liberties not only oneself but for one\u2019s children and future generations. Once the veil is lifted, people will have more specific ideas about what is good for them- they may have individual goals. But whatever these turn out to be, they will almost certainly be furthered, and definitely never limited, by the fact that people in the original position secured for themselves more rather than less of primary social goods (Shaw et al. 2009, p.252).", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}