Veil of Ignorance
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CORE DEFINITION
Rawls's thought experiment: assuming you do not know your position in society, design social rules from behind this 'veil of ignorance'.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Strip away vested interests. Force thinking from the perspective of any possible position, leading to fairer rule design.
Anchor fast decisions
Under the veil of ignorance, because one does not know one's own situation, rational individuals will choose the principle of fairness that minimizes the worst outcome (maximin).
MINIMUM ACTION
In progress 0/4Practice this model in one real situation:
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_positionverified
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