The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice

by Peter A. Corning

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We've been told, again and again, that life is unfair. But what if we're wrong simply to resign ourselves to this situation? What if we have the power--and more, the duty--to change society for the better? We do. And our very nature inclines us to do so. That's the provocative argument Peter Corning makes in The Fair Society . Drawing on the evidence from our evolutionary history and the emergent science of human nature, Corning shows that we have...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0226116271

ISBN13:9780226116273

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Ethics & Morality Social Philosophy Social Science Social Sciences

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