What does John Rawls mean by veil of ignorance and original

Solution

In the book \"justice as fairness\" john rawl has explained \"veil of ignorance\" and \"original position\" as a method to determine the morality of a particular situation. According to john, when in a society citizens do not know what part they will play in the upcoming society, they are said to be at thier original position. This is a hypothetical situation developed by the author. The individuals in this situation choose principles that will define the basic structure of the society they will live in. In this situation people select these principles through veil of ignorance.

In these viell individuals are deprived of information about their particular trait like their ethnicity, social status, gender and, crucially, Conception of the Good in order to help them select the principlesin an impartial and rational way.