Velarde 1
Pablo Velarde
Professor Herschbach
Phil 365
30 September 2020
Paper One
John Rawls had a numerous amount of great arguments, but perhaps one of his best
works comes from his original position which was derived from a central feature within his
social contract account of justice. The original position was proposed with the intention to
become part of a fair point of view that should be adopted in our reasoning about fundamental
principles of justice. If we are to take up this perspective, we are to put ourselves in a position
where we are equal and free individuals who agree upon commitment to themselves to principles
