Against Fairness by Stephen T Asma
Born out of democracy and raised in open markets, fairness has become our de facto modern creed. In our zealous pursuit of fairness, we have banished our urges to like one person more than another, one thing over another, hiding them away as dirty secrets of our humanity. In this book, the author drags them triumphantly back into the light.
"Against Fairness is a terrific bookStephen T. Asma goes a long way toward convincing readers of a challenging argument. Engagingly written, it avoids the ponderousness that so often characterizes work in philosophy, and I would recommend it to anyone who seems excessively committed to 'fairness' as the sine qua non of just policy." -Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice"
Stephen T. Asma is a distinguished scholar and professor of philosophy in the Department of Humanities, as well as a fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture at Columbia College Chicago. He is the author of several books, including On Monsters, Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads, and Following Form and Function.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226029863 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226029867 |
| Title | Against Fairness |
| Author | Stephen T Asma |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2012-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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