Lecture 6 Flashcards

1
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what is the veil of ignorance

A

to decide what is fair, you must judge situations without knowledge of current position among those ranks

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2
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what is distributive fairness

A

that the final allocation of benefits across individuals is morally acceptable

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3
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what is procedural fairness

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that the rules of the game must be morally defensible, regardless of final allocation

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4
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what is egalitarian

A

wealth divided equally

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5
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what is utilitarian

A

everyone is happy

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6
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maximin principle?

A

worry about the welfare of the least advantaged

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