“A method of determining the morality of a certain issue (e.g., slavery) based upon the following thought experiment: parties to the original position know nothing about the particular abilities, tastes, and positions individuals will have within a social order. When

“The view that the truth values of certain claims — especially metaphysical and religious claims such as whether God, the divine, or the supernatural exist — are unknown and perhaps unknowable.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

“Encourages individuals to consider all causes and actions, and then act in the way that brings about the greatest positive impact, based on their values.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

“Holding that the best moral action is the one that maximizes utility.” Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

“Holding that the consequences of one’s conduct are the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct.” (related: “ends justify the means”) Source: Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful

“Procedural justice concerns the fairness and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made, and may be contrasted with distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights or resources), and retributive justice (fairness in the punishment of wrongs).”