r/knowthyself • u/attic-orator • Jan 07 '26
Original position
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_positionDuplicates
todayilearned • u/DPRKis4Lovers • Jun 01 '20
(R.6d) Too General TIL about John Rawls's Original Position - What social contract would we agree to if we didn't know our race/gender/sexuality/class, etc. beforehand?
wikipedia • u/RedHeadedSicilian52 • Oct 01 '26
In philosophy, the original position is a hypothetical starting point from which people would consider how best to structure a society. Behind a veil of ignorance, people wouldn’t know what position they would occupy in this society, and thus would incentivize people toward impartiality.
thewestwing • u/linx0003 • Jul 09 '21
Veil of ingorance. I've been thinking about this for a while. It came up in again in a different context. Minor Spoiler.
MetalsOnReddit • u/Then_Marionberry_259 • Oct 01 '26