Rawls’ conception of justice is largely hypothetical and hardly simulates a real life scenario. He assumes that the development of principles that are both fair and reflective of the actual justice is only possible if stripped of egoistic tendencies and done behind the veil of ignorance. Therefore, such an exercise calls for or requires procedures that are not only pure, but also not contaminated by hazardous arbitrariness …show more content…
John Rawls in this regard points out that in the state of the original position, no party cannot and must not necessarily get all that one wants. He recognizes the existences of many options in the understanding of justice afforded by various doctrines. However, he emphasizes that the contracting parties struggle to strike a compromise in which case they believe that what is best for all of them is for the outcome to be the result of their joint concerted efforts (Sandel, 2007. p.