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The article is vague on the "is" versus "feels", but keep in mind that there is no objective notion of fairness. Every discussion of fairness or - on this topi
by nhaehnle 13y ago
The article is vague on the "is" versus "feels", but keep in mind that there is no objective notion of fairness.
Every discussion of fairness or - on this topic - distributive justice must acknowledge the different starting points / moral axioms that people might bring to the table. There are the egalitarians, often of a Rawls-type background, there are the procedural justice people (most internet libertarians, though usually not consistently so), there are just deserts (also typically applied inconsistently) and probably more that I am missing right now.
- baddox 13y ago> but keep in mind that there is no objective notion of fairness. That's the main reason I think the descriptive argument has more potential. I think that goes for any argument involving morality or ethics.