In the field of philosophy, from my limited knowledge, I think that these discussions lead to conclusions that we need to believe as “truth”, whether or not they are supported by evidence (i.e. John Rawl’s “Original Position”).
I’m curious as to why you referenced Rawl’s work in this context. It’s not apparent to me how Justice as Fairness is relevant here.
I referenced him because I recall that he comes to a very strong conclusion- that a moral society should have agreed-upon laws based on the premise of the “original position”. He was the first philosopher that came to mind when I was trying to think of examples of a hard statement that is neither a “proposition” to be explored, nor the conclusion from an observable fact.
I mean, I’m pretty sure his conclusion is a “proposition.” It has premises, and I could construct it logically if you wanted.
In fact, I don’t understand his position to be “that a moral society should have agreed-upon laws” at all, but rather his use of the original position is an attempt to isolate and discover the principles of distributive justice, and that’s really his bottom line.
I’m curious as to why you referenced Rawl’s work in this context. It’s not apparent to me how Justice as Fairness is relevant here.
I referenced him because I recall that he comes to a very strong conclusion- that a moral society should have agreed-upon laws based on the premise of the “original position”. He was the first philosopher that came to mind when I was trying to think of examples of a hard statement that is neither a “proposition” to be explored, nor the conclusion from an observable fact.
I mean, I’m pretty sure his conclusion is a “proposition.” It has premises, and I could construct it logically if you wanted.
In fact, I don’t understand his position to be “that a moral society should have agreed-upon laws” at all, but rather his use of the original position is an attempt to isolate and discover the principles of distributive justice, and that’s really his bottom line.