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Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 2012
Some authors view the veil of ignorance as a preferred method for allocating resources because it imposes impartiality by stripping deliberators of knowledge of their personal identity. Using some prominent examples of such reasoning in the health care sector, I will argue for the following claims.
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Disagreement behind the veil of ignorance

Philosophical Studies, 2013
In this paper we argue that there is a kind of moral disagreement that survives the Rawlsian veil of ignorance. While a veil of ignorance eliminates sources of disagreement stemming from self-interest, it does not do anything to eliminate deeper sources of disagreement. These disagreements not only persist, but transform their structure once behind the
Chiara Lisciandra, Carlo Martini, Giacomo Sillari +2 more
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Making the Veil of Ignorance Work

2021
This chapter purports to give empirical feedback on impartial reasoning to justice by using online survey experiments. More precisely, the study focuses on whether and how the different conceptions of the veil of ignorance and John Rawls’s method of reflective equilibrium affect real people’s impartial reasoning to justice.
Akira Inoue, Masahiro Zenkyo, Haruya Sakamoto +2 more
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philosophy general
16. peace & justice
10. no inequality

humans
1. no poverty
rawls

john rawls
original position
utilitarianism