Shallow Dives

John Rawls's veil of ignorance asks: What society would you design if you didn't know your place in it? This simple thought experiment reveals powerful insights about justice and inequality.

Medical ethicists Tom Beauchamp and James Childress developed four principles that guide difficult decisions: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. This framework has become the dominant approach in healthcare ethics and applies far beyond medicine.