Rawls' attempt to define justice as fairness within the bounds of the original position in A Theory of Justice establishes a deontological ethic Rawls's theory prioritizes individual freedom and equality to illustrate the shortcomings of utilitarianism Despite Sandel's criticisms, Rawls's theory of justice as fairness adequately defends a system. redistributive for the whole of society while addressing inequality of luck. In A Theory of Justice, Rawls attempts to provide an alternative to the belief in utilitarianism and intuitionism with justice as fairness. Rawls' theory defines justice as fairness as the choices made in the original position, saying: "These are the principles that free and rational people concerned with promoting their own interests would accept in an initial position of equality defining the terms. fundamentals of their association... This way of considering the principles of justice that we will call justice as fairness. » (10) Assuming that people in the initial position could only make rational and impartial judgments, Rawls asserts that the principles reached in this position would be the most just. Because the veil of ignorance creates a lack of knowledge about individual positions and personal conceptions of the good, choices in the initial position are limited in their ability to unfairly distribute economic and political benefits. Although named justice as fairness, Rawls's theory does not attempt to redistribute primary goods among all members of society, but rather attempts to show how the principles chosen in the original principle would benefit all members of society. With the introduction of the original position, Rawls intends to show how justice as fairness is a more attractive choice than utilitarianism. In definition...... middle of paper ...... equality would be chosen according to the original position. Rawls's doctrine of justice as fairness redistributes wealth and opportunity to combat the fickle nature of luck. Although justice as fairness cannot resolve the conflict between the rights of the citizen and the well-being of society, Rawls's underlying principles and his rejection of utilitarianism emphasize a conception public good for a mutually cooperative society. ", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2009. Edward N. Zalta ed. http://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2009/entries/original-position.Rawls, John. A Theory of Justice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1999. Print. Sandel, Michael J. “The Procedural Republic and the Unencumbered Self.” February 12 (1984): 81-96. Internet. org/stable/191382.