In A Theory of Justice, John Rawls argues that by imagining internal arrangements through the “veil of ignorance,” we conclude that:
a. Society should allow only those inequalities that will preserve or further the common good of society.
b. Society should perpetuate our own personal economic well-being, even if others do not share in it.
c. Most people would take a chance on being stuck in the lower reaches of a relatively in-egalitarian society.
d. If we do not want to live in inner-city areas without adequate health care and other amenities, we should pick up and move elsewhere.
ANS: A
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