
The Veil of Ignorance and Justice in a Lockdown
Brain in a Vat
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Is There a Problem of Luck in South Africa?
In a democracy, people are going to act in their self-interest and protect what they perceive their rights to be. That's the case even in a democracy and a role in the situation. The difficulty with that sort of anarchist account is that it's very easy to imagine these politically unstable situations. In other words, if I know that my co-citizens have bought into notions about justice...I'm much more likely to act in a way that respects people's rights.
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