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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
Muldoon, Ryan +5 more
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Defining Death Behind the Veil of Ignorance

The Journal of Clinical Ethics, 2022
In this article I examine the question of how a liberal state should go about defining death. Plausible standards for a definition of death include a somatic one based on circulatory criteria, death by neurologic criteria (DNC), and higher brain death.
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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
rawls

1. no poverty
10. no inequality
humans

utilitarianism
original position
john rawls