Elements of Rawls' Theory of Justice
In No Particular Order
Thought-experiment
Two Principles of Justice
Rational self-interested persons (assumed)
Veil of Ignorance
Equal Liberty Principle
Difference Principle
Equal Opportunity Clause
Advantage of the Least Advantaged
Fully adequate scheme (of liberties)
Just Social Order (Ideal "Actual Society")
Veil of Ignorance
gender, income level, ancestry, natural abilities and disabilities
religious preference
generation (early, late, etc., in the time-sequence of generations)
General knowledge available in the O.P.
Knowledge of possible social arrangements
Present Social Order (Perhaps non-ideal "actual society")
Lifting the Veil of Ignorance
The Original Position
Task of Persons in the Original Position
Growing Gap between Asset-Rich and Asset-Poor