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But fairness without morality is just a nonsense. It’s an equilibrium. fairness requires some moral perspective.
by bigfudge 4y ago
But fairness without morality is just a nonsense. It’s an equilibrium. fairness requires some moral perspective.
- dvt 4y ago> fairness requires some moral perspective It does not; you might be thinking of "justice." Even animals have a primal sense of fairness without the moral baggage (e.g. every dog gets one treat, etc.).
- bigfudge 4y agoI take you point in part (justice is the stronger version) but fairness as you describe only occurs in social animals which actually do have a more complex definition of fairness than simple equality. Chimp ‘morals’ would include the notion that high status individuals “deserve more” - which I think is simple moralising which goes beyond equality
- dvt 4y ago> justice is the stronger version I think we have a disagreement here. Justice and fairness, in my view, are two distinct categories. Fairness is not always just (e.g. separate but equal), and justice isn't always fair (e.g. affirmative action). There's occasional overlap, but the overlap is incidental, not contingent.
- RONROC 4y agoI think you don't understand the difference between equality and equity. I don't believe everyone should get the same slice. I just believe that 200 million is a far cry from your salary. If that was untrue you wouldn't be talking shit on a message board.
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