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EPISODE · Apr 26, 2020 · 58 MIN

The Veil of Ignorance and Justice in a Lockdown

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John Rawls thought we needed to wear a veil of ignorance to remove our biases before deciding on the rules of a just society. Are his ideas useful in a world where the elderly and the vulnerable are exposed to higher risks? Should the healthy and the well off accept limits on their freedom?

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