original position

Summary

original position is a thought experiment^[1]. It draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #29 of 56).^[2]

Key Facts

• original position is credited with the discovery of John Rawls^[3].
• original position's instance of is recorded as thought experiment^[4].
• original position's said to be the same as is recorded as veil of ignorance^[5].
• +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of original position^[6].
• original position's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0167my^[7].
• original position's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as original-position^[8].
• original position's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 84515081^[9].
• original position's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C84515081^[10].
• original position's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C175737817^[11].

Body

Works and Contributions

original position is credited with the discovery of John Rawls^[3].

Why It Matters

original position draws 114 Wikipedia views per month (thought_experiment category, ranking #29 of 56).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[12] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]