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TED-Ed: 3 easy steps to build a real utopia | 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,... 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. [Directed by Eoin Duffy, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani].
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2024
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society, totalitarianism, germany, labor, work, education, animation, politics
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ted-ed, philosophy, history, world, actions, arndt, thinking, eichmann, believed, crimes, specifically, action, modernity, individuals, economic, sense, kind, important
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