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Terminology: This section explains special features of the language used by the individual authors.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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John Rawls on Terminology - Dictionary of Arguments

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Justice as Fairness/Rawls: that is what I call the assumption that free and rational people pursuing their own interests would accept a starting point of equality that determines the basic conditions of their community.
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Def Veil of Non-Knowledge/Rawls: One of the essential features of the initial situation is that one does not know one's place in society, one's social status, one's assets or talents, intelligence, strength, etc. We assume that the parties do not know their terms of good or their specific psychological tendencies.
Behind this veil the principles of justice are laid down. This ensures that nobody is favored or disadvantaged by naturally given or social coincidences when choosing the principles. This is to ensure the symmetry in the relations of all against all others and also that the initial state is recognized by all as fair.
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Def Reflexive Equilibrium/Principles/Rawls: we begin with as weak a premise as possible, which should however be so strong as to provide a suitable (significant) set of principles(1). Then we go back and forth until premises and principles are curtailed and adapted. This equilibrium is not necessarily stable.
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Principles: I do not claim that the proposed principles are necessary truths, the premises are not self-evident. They derive their justification from mutual support through a variety of considerations.

1. This is not limited to Moral Philosophy: see N. Goodman, Fact, Fiction, and Forecast, Cambridge, Mass., 1955.


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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Rawl I
J. Rawls
A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005


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