Against fairness
By: Stephen T. Asma
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780226029863; 9780226923468
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Preferences (Philosophy); Nepotism; Values; Fairness
Description: A polymath philosopher shares lighthearted examples of humanity's unspoken instinct toward favoritism to argue against zealous pursuits of fairness.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Even Jesus had a favorite; title: Saints and favorites; title: Fairness, tribes, and nephews; title: Classic cases of favoritism; title: To thy own tribe be true: biological favoritism; title: Moral gravity; title: The biochemistry of favoritism; title: Humans are wired for favoritism; title: A healthy addiction; title: Flexible favoritism; title: Kin selection; title: Rational or emotional motives; title: Conflicting brain systems; title: Facts and values; title: In praise of exceptions; title: Building the grid of impartiality; title: Going off the grid; title: Friendship and favoritism; title: Reasonable favoritism; title: "But, Dad, that's not fair!"; title: The fusion of feelings and ideas; title: Sowing the seeds of confusion: sharing; title: Sowing the seeds of confusion: open minds; title: Envy and fairness; title: Excellence, fairness, and favoritism; title: The circle of favors: global perspectives; title: Chinese favoritism; title: Face culture; title: Indian favoritism; title: Disentangling nepotism and corruption; title: Disentangling tribalism and tragedy; title: "Your people shall be my people?"; title: Minorities, majorities, and favoritism; title: Affirmative action and favoritism; title: The finite stretch; title: Feeling the stones with your feet; title: Because you're mine, I walk the line; title: The virtues of favoritism; title: You can't love humanity. You can only love people; title: The future of favoritism; title: The archbishop and the chambermaid.