The method Rawls uses to derive principles for determining what social institutions are just is an appeal to an imaginary situation in which people would choose principles not knowing certain possibly biasing things about themselves.

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This describes John Rawls' concept of the "original position" and the "veil of ignorance," which are central to his theory of justice as fairness, where individuals choose principles of justice without knowledge of their own place in society.

The Method Rawls Uses to Derive Principles for Determining What