Rawls's Veil of Ignorance Means That to Think Ethically People

question 57

Multiple Choice

Rawls's veil of ignorance means that to think ethically people must __________.

• A) lose the assumption that what they personally want or need is necessarily morally correct
• B) recognize that they cannot make valid ethical decisions unless they are totally unaware of the other parties involved so as to eliminate bias
• C) recognize that they cannot make valid ethical decisions unless they are totally unaware of the circumstances leading to the ethical dilemma so as not to be influenced by unchangeable history
• D) put themselves in the position of those affected by their decision and act as they would want them to act
• E) make every ethical decision as if they did not have any education in ethical or moral history to color their decision

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Definitions:

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