Picture a perfect society. What does it look like? - Joseph Lacey
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A group of strangers have gathered to design a just society. To ensure none of them rig the system, they’ve been placed under a veil of ignorance. Under this veil, they’re blind to information about age, sex, profession, wealth, religion, and so on. Can they build a fair society where everyone has the resources they need? Joseph Lacey details John Rawls' classic thought experiment.
Do you agree with the emphasis Rawls places on the position of the least advantaged in putting forward his difference principle? Or do you agree with Ronald Dworkin that this could be unfair to the rest of society?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Joseph Lacey
- Director Eoin Duffy
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Composer Salil Bhayani
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett
- Produced by Gerta Xhelo, Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
