Veil of Ignorance
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30
CORE DEFINITION
Assume you do not know your position in society (rich/poor, strong/weak), and design rules under this premise.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Fairness tester. Strip away self-interested bias and test whether institutional design is fair to all.
Anchor fast decisions
In the original position, assume you do not know your social standing (wealth/poverty, strength/weakness), and under this impartial premise choose rules, stripping away self-interested bias, making institutions fair to all. Fairness is an arrangement that 'you would accept in any position.'
MINIMUM ACTION
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- en.wikipedia.orghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_positionverified
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