On Fairness

ISBN-13: 9781138712416 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 140 str.

Craig L. Carr

Opis

This title was first published in 2000:  What does it mean to "be fair"? Why should it matter, or why should one bother, to play fairly? Presenting a systematic analysis of the concept of fairness as a moral notion, this book offers answers to these and related questions. Critically examining and rejecting several familiar accounts of fairness - fairness as equality of treatment, as not taking advantage of another, as adherence to rule, and as respect for others - the author proposes an alternative account of fairness as fidelity to social practice.

Recenzje

'In this well written book Craig Carr analyses the moral concept of fairness. After criticizing several alternative accounts, he defends the view that fairness is a kind of fidelity to the social practices in which one is a participant.' The Philosophical Quarterly

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: Dimensions of fairness: The material and formal dimension of concepts; Two concepts of fairness; Fairness and respect for persons; Objectivity, impartiality and fairness: Taking advantage and disadvantaging; Impartiality and bias; Disadvantaging and personal interests; Fair shares: The principle of fairness; Fairness and equality; Presumptive equality; Fairness and associative attachments; Fairness and following rules: Fairness and formal justice; Procedural and background fairness; Following rules and acting unfairly; Fair bargains and bargaining fairly; Fidelity to Social Practice: Social Practices; The fundamentals of fairness; Fairness and distribution; The limits of fairness; Toward a moral theory of Fairness: Traditions of moral discourse; The morality of happiness; Fairness and interactive morality; Fairness and associative morality; Fairness and consent; Simple Fairness: "Being fair to..."; Facilitative fairness: simple accommodation; Facilitative fairness: lotteries; Taking turns and respect for others; Fair Procedures: Hard bargains; Fairness and rational choice; Perfect and imperfect procedural justice; Fairness and virtue; The fairness of social practices; Fairmindedness; Fairness as an end; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Craig L. Carr