Philosophyspeaking topic
Rawls's veil of ignorance: if you had to design society without knowing your own wealth, gender, or talents, what kind of order would you build? Why does defining justice require forgetting who we are?
— John Rawls, veil of ignorance
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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