If it is ‘purely hypothetical', why should we take any interest in the Original Position in the world outside?

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - General and Theories of International Politics, grade: 2.2, Middle East Technical University, language: English, abstract: If it is ‘purely hypothetical’, why should we take any interest in the Original Position in the world outside? Although hypothetical contracts are frequently being criticized due to its non-binding nature which means that it ...