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“John Rawls y la Justicia como Equidad: Un Nuevo Contrato Social”

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What does it really mean to live in a just society? John Rawls, one of the most influential political philosophers of the 20th century, sought to answer this question. In his work "Theory of Justice" he proposed a revolutionary idea.

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Justice should be understood as equality. For Rawls, it is not enough to distribute resources equally, but we must think of rules that we would all accept from an impartial position. So imagined the famous experiment of the veil of ignorance. A starting point to design just principles without knowing our place in society.

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The veil of ignorance forces us to imagine that we do not know if we will be rich or poor, healthy or sick, men or women. From that uncertainty anyone would choose norms that protect everyone. That is why Rawls defended two basic principles:

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First, equality of rights and freedoms for all. Second, that inequalities can only be justified if they benefit the most disadvantaged. In this way, justice does not eliminate differences, but ensures that no one is left behind. Equality becomes the true foundation of coexistence.

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