veil of ignorance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofveilandignorance
These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withignorance.
veil
noun
uk/veɪl/us/veɪl/
a piece of thin material worn by women to cover the face ...
See more atveil
ignorance
noun[U]
uk/ˈɪɡ.nər.əns/us/ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/
lack of knowledge, understanding, or information ...
See more atignorance
(Definition ofveilandignorancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofveil of ignorance
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Prudential deliberators behind theveilofignorancewill realize that the resources necessary to protect their age-relative opportunity range differ at various stages of life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Behind theveilofignorance, would not we all agree to limited, humane preemptive strikes for the safety of all?
From theCambridge English Corpus
So theveilofignorancemust block knowledge of their temporal positions from the parties as well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But one does not have that knowledge behind theveilofignorance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is quite a different approach to justice than postulating aveilofignorance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If so, then postulating aveilofignoranceis a quite different move from postulating impartiality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theveilofignoranceis a useful theoretical tool because bias toward oneself can potentially subvert understanding of social justice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Why do these values translate only to bias-neutralizing, aversion to uncertainty, theveilofignorance, and equality?
From theCambridge English Corpus
We finally argue that theveilofignoranceshould be rejected as a tool for discovering what justice requires.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What if we were to put ourselves behind theveilofignorancein respect to our children's genetic makeup?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The imaginary process of reaching agreement behind thisveilofignoranceis the game of morals.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, after they may reach an agreement behind theveilofignorance, neither is obliged to carry it out.
From theCambridge English Corpus
That is the sense in which choice behind theveilofignoranceis choice under uncertainty.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Other information must be blocked by aveilofignorance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theveilofignoranceand the original position were the tools he devised to do this.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This example shows that in general theveilofignorance, as we have modelled it, violates priority.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To play the "game of morals", they (fictitiously) repair under theveilofignoranceand start bargaining in the original position.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But it can't penetrate that particularveilofignoranceprior to performance.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Behind theveilofignorance, the chooser is ignorant not only of the state of the world.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofveil
Go to the definition ofignorance
See other collocations withignorance