☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Veil of Ignorance

John Rawls's thought experiment in which rational agents choose principles of justice from behind a hypothetical 'veil' that prevents them from knowing their own social position, talents, or conception of the good.

Etymology: English metaphor · Category: Philosophy of Rights · Source: John Rawls, 'A Theory of Justice' (1971)
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