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Explain why Rawls thinks the rules for an ideally just societyshould be negotiated behind a veil of ignorance? In other words,what purpose does the veil serve?

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Philosopher John Rawls asked just that in a thought experiment known as the Veil of Ignorance in his 1971 book Theory of Justice Like many thought experiments the Veil of Ignorance could never be carried out in the literal sense nor should it be Its purpose is to explore ideas about justice morality equality and social status in a structured manner The Veil of Ignorance a component of social contract theory allows us to test ideas for fairness Behind the Veil of Ignorance no one knows who they are They lack clues as to their class their privileges their disadvantages or even their personality They exist as an impartial    See Answer
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