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thought experiment

thought experiment A thought experiment is an imagined situation used to explore a question or test the implications of an idea.

A thought experiment is an imagined situation used to explore a question or test the implications of an idea. In this context, it refers to picturing a society with different preferences about welfare distribution in order to examine fairness and coordination.

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Drafting source: Baek Seung Ki; Choi Jung-Kyoo; Kim Beom Jun. Dworkin’s Paradox. 2012; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0038529; article XML SHA-256 b28395fb181edc9d98867a4468640d986b57c430334f08a0c3a6f20778afb437. “Dworkin’s Paradox” (10.1371/journal.pone.0038529).
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