#💡 #🟠 # justice as fairness ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Nov 07, 2021</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[ethics]] Ethical [[justice theories|justice theory]] developed by [[John Rawls]] and based on [[social contract theory]]. Three [[moral principles|principles]] of his universal system of fairness: 1. [[original position]] 2. [[veil of ignorance]] 3. [[unanimity of acceptance]] Five steps for achieving fairness: 1. entering into the contract 2. agreeing unanmously to the contract 3. including basic conditions in the contract such as freedom of speech 4. maximizing the welfare of the most disadvantaed 5. ensuring the stability of the contract ## Sources OpenStax (2018). *Business Ethics.* OpenStax CNX.  http://cnx.org/contents/[email protected]