On 17 Nov 2008, at 21:43, Euan Ritchie wrote: > There's a philosophical thought experiment about designing societies > and > how we should do it - imagine you're a disembodied spirit that will be > born in the future to completely random parents. You have no idea what > their station or fortune will be like but it happens you have the > opportunity to design the society into which you'll be born.
The 'original position' of Rawls' _A Theory of Justice_. > > > What society to you design? > > And as an aside while it's true we're all governed by forces generally > out of our control it's not accurate to say they 'rule' us. Ruling is > something a monarch does separate from governance. > _______________________________________________ > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l Prerequisite Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance" - Steve Ballmer _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
