Letter to Anwei by C. B. Robertson

Author:C. B. Robertson [Robertson, C. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-12T04:00:00+00:00

Justice is fairness

Justice is a universal, intuitive emotion

Intuitive emotion says that justice is absolute

The absolute quality of justice comes from individual inviolability

Individual inviolability is maximized through veil of ignorance

The just society is a society that people would choose to live in from the veil of ignorance

The just society maximizes individual liberty and permits no inequality which does not benefit the least well off

If point (1) is correct, and point (7) is wrong, then the error must be somewhere in between. Point (2) is correct if point (1) is accepted, because fairness is a universal, intuitive emotion. Point (3) is slightly more contentious, but I believe to be correct.

Point (4) is where I believe the error rests—the idea that we believe individuals to be in some sense sacred or “inviolable.” Remember:

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