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Disagreement behind the veil of ignorance

  • Ryan Muldoon
  • , Chiara Lisciandra
  • , Mark Colyvan
  • , Carlo Martini
  • , Giacomo Sillari
  • , Jan Sprenger
  • University of Helsinki
  • The University of Sydney
  • Libera Universita Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli
  • Tilburg University

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Abstract

In this paper we argue that there is a kind of moral disagreement that survives the Rawlsian veil of ignorance. While a veil of ignorance eliminates sources of disagreement stemming from self-interest, it does not do anything to eliminate deeper sources of disagreement. These disagreements not only persist, but transform their structure once behind the veil of ignorance. We consider formal frameworks for exploring these differences in structure between interested and disinterested disagreement, and argue that consensus models offer us a solution concept for disagreements behind the veil of ignorance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)377-394
Number of pages18
JournalPhilosophical Studies
Volume170
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2014

Keywords

  • Bargaining
  • Consensus modeling
  • Disagreement
  • Rawls
  • Veil of ignorance

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