John Rawls Asks Us to Imagine Ourselves Choosing the Rules

question 21

Multiple Choice

John Rawls asks us to imagine ourselves choosing the rules for distributing income behind

• A) a scarf of unawareness.
• B) a sheet of unknowing.
• C) a curtain of conjecture.
• D) a veil of ignorance.
• E) a blanket of speculation.

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Definitions:

Short-term Hospitalization

A brief period of medical or psychiatric treatment and care in a hospital setting.

Institutionalization

The process of embedding something within an organization, social system, or society, making it a permanent feature.

Aftercare

Support or care provided after the initial treatment of an illness or discharge from a facility, aiming to assist in recovery or manage symptoms.

Community Mental Health Act

A significant law passed in the United States in 1963, aimed at providing federal funding for the development of community-based mental health care facilities.