Journal

Answer the following questions in a minimum of 1-2 paragraphs each. Be sure to explain your answers and
give reasons for your views.
1.Explain Rawls' "original position" and "veil of ignorance." What principles of justice does he claim would
emerge from such a thought experiment?
2.Would you want ti live in such a society? Would your life be better or worse in it? What would you like or
dislike most about this social system? Overall, would people be better or worse off in a thoroughly libertarian
America?
3.Does alienation as described by Marx exist today in modern capitalist societies? Explain.
4.Do you agree with Okin that typical family practices are largely structured by gender? If so, are these
practices unjust? Why?