Word: veils
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have to be in for the long haul. Mallory is an excellent lesson in that." Sister Geraldine hurriedly adjusts her veil and prepares to attend Mass. This is the one day of the year when Sisters of the Good Shepherd all over the world renew their vows. No ceremony takes place; Mary Paul and Geraldine will reaffirm their vows in silence at the regular morning Mass at St. Michael's. Geraldine calls upstairs to Mary Paul that they may be late, conjectures that Mary Paul is lost in the morning papers...
...mainstay of Sandel's presentation is Professor John Rawls's Theory of Justice. Two of the key concepts in this work are an original position and a veil of ignorance. Having taken a Sandel course before in which these concepts were discussed, I hope the following explanation proves adequate for the discussion at hand (apologies to those of you who have just sweated through the deeper nuances...
Intimately related to this is the veil of ignorance. This concept merely extends and completes the previous thought: Not only is everyone starting at some hypothetical ground zero, but no one, including the legislative mind, knows what his position in society will be after the laws are enacted...
...examine a polar extreme--the hypothetical legislator becomes an avid patron of pornographic materials. The protection of pornography makes his life more 'pleasant.' He has unlimited access to whatever his eyes desire. He's glad the hypothetical veil gave him the 'right' to look at dirty pictures...
These are specific examples of the general outcome of Rawl's theory applied to pornography. Thousand of variations could be constructed, especially on the last situation. And the conclusion will always be roughly the same: A few people will 'benefit' mildly from the veil of ignorance, fewer still will suffer horribly, and the vast majority won't even know the difference. This is not justice...