John Rawls

John Rawls is the most famous American social

contract theorist argued that

Justice is

fairness

He Thought human natural have a appropriate

behavior because human has a reason moral and
ethic that can understand environmental law and
use it to be a guide for live.
However human feel that doesnt have comfortable.
When conflicts with other.
So human has make agreement that depend on life
freedom
and property
that empower
Appropriate
=
justiceto=Government

Reason
Citizen can
it
= reform
or change government
fairness = if
necessary.

the veil of ignorance

He want us to imagine what rule we would propose for a
society and when you think he want us to standing behind
the veil of ignorance to make a justice for our society
.
the veil of ignorance Its a concept that observes
morality in our society and in the individual.
Imagine that I place the veil of ignorance over
your head. This means, you currently do not know y
our role in society. At least not the one you will be
assigned to. Only then, can you truly see the moral
issues.

Veil = ignorance =

the veil of ignorance

Example
Take the popular immigration
issue. If you did not know wheth
er you would be a Thai or an illeg
al alien, you can better see the d
ilemma of both sides without hav
ing the prejudice of one or the ot
Dilemma =
her.

Prejudice = ,

immigration =

inequality
Rawls Believe that people can inequality .
If that increase benefit for everyone as Mr.
Bill Gates rich than other people because
Microsoft create computer.
It is useful for everyone . You can Inequality.
If inequality be to everyones
advantage .
Inequality =

Social Contract is not

Moral Code

Strictly speaking , social contract theory is not a

moral code.
But because so many of our moral decisions are
made in the context of laws and rights, we should
understand that the foundation of those laws and
rights is a system of promises by every citizen wh
o freely chooses to live in and benefit from a com
monwealth.

Implicitly =
Explicitly =
Commonwealth =