'Fair', 800 BC: king is merciful, does not play favorites. 800 AD: fraternal compassion a la Christianity, Islam. 1200 AD: Baron rights...
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...1700 AD: Fair=enlightened decision based on reason. 1890: non-monopoly of capital. 1970: non-discrimination. 1995: real meritocracy.2015?
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@vgr Rawls is like "ok if beauty/intelligence varies by factors you have no control over then you have no moral right to its fruits"1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@vgr then he's like "did you think this is somehow different for industriousness/hard work"1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes -
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@vgr not saying I agree but it's a superb troll1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing yeah, Rawls is in there somewhere, and veil of ignorance arguments are v. pertinent right now1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@sarahdoingthing My first headlong charge at this whole memespace was kinda messy http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2014/08/20/the-veil-of-scale/ … ...planning a better one
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@vgr (painted veil probably my third favorite Maugham novel btw)0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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