Society

• what did rawls see the arbitrary existence of in society

  suffering
• what did rawls believe in the power of to alleviate social injustice


  the power of ideas
• what form of equality is required alongside formal equality to empower those economically and socially

  foundational equality - equality of opportunity
• what is the concept of individuals constructing a society from scratch which they believe would be superior to their own - with debate on the distribution of power and wealth

  the original position
• what is it called when individuals have no preconceptions of who they might be in society

  the veil of ignorance
• individualism and the concept of a meritocracy would lead to the inevitable existence of what

  inequality
• why is inequality though justified in rawls' theory of justice, and what is the principle called

  inequality is permissable if the poorest in society are still being elevated - this is the difference principle
• society should not aim to abolish inequality but should aim to uphold what?

  fairness
• when can society be deemed to be fair 


  when we can state that no-one would care what circumstances we would be born into
• which concept did rawls find corrosive and regressive, often leading to those at the top to do nothing regarding the unfairness which existed in society

  the american dream - from rags to riches