Rawls nganggén eksperimen pikayun, genah mula, sané partai-partai pinaka penyeledii milih prinsip-prinsip keadilan pinaka struktur dasar kramané saking ungkur tabir tan kauningang.
Rawls used a thought experiment, the original position, in which representative parties choose principles of justice for the basic structure of society from behind a veil of ignorance.