Fair Society The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice

Name: Fair Society The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice
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ISBN: 9780226004358

ISBN-10: 022600435X

ISBN-13: 9780226004358

Edition: 2012

Authors: Peter Corning

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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 inThe 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 harnessed for good. Corning brings together the latest findings from the behavioral and biological sciences to help us understand how…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.53" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface



Life Is Unfair



The 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?


Notes


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