ISBN:
0226116271
,
9780226116273
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 237 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Fair Society : The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice
DDC:
303.3/72
Keywords:
Basic needs
;
Social justice
;
Fairness
;
Social contract
;
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Abstract:
We’ve been told, again and again, that life is unfair. But what if we’re wrong simply to resign ourselves to this situation? What if we have the power—and more, the duty—to change society for the better? We do. And our very nature inclines us to do so. That’s the provocative argument Peter Corning makes in The Fair Society. Drawing on the evidence from our evolutionary history and the emergent science of human nature, Corning shows that we have an innate sense of fairness. While these impulses can easily be subverted by greed and demagoguery, they can also be ha
Description / Table of Contents:
Life is unfairThe idea of fairness -- A brief history of (un)fairness -- Fairness and the science of human nature -- Human nature and our basic needs -- Why capitalism and socialism are unfair -- Toward a biosocial contract -- The future of fairness: the fair society -- Epilogue: What can I do?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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