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The Veil of Ignorance: what this star will be

Design society not knowing who in it you will be.

By Constellate · 9 September 2026 · the short form

The Veil of Ignorance is a star on the Constellate sky: placed by meaning, named, and connected to the stars around it. This is the short form of its post: the line it carries, the area we colour Philosophy, and what stands beside it today.

The line it carries on the sky: Design society not knowing who in it you will be.

What stands beside it

The stars nearest to it are The Categorical Imperative, The Rule of Law, The Trolley Problem and The Panopticon. When The Veil of Ignorance opens, the conversation will land it among them, with a line drawn to each idea it touches.

On the sky:

Ask for this star

Every star is lit by demand. Ask for The Veil of Ignorance and it moves up the list; when it opens, this post becomes the full essay. The open stars beside it can be walked today, and the first concept of every course is free.

On the map

A filled dot marks a star that is already open to walk.

The Veil of Ignorance is not yet open to walk. Ask for it on the sky; the stars beside it are open, and the first concept of every course is free.

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