To Be Fair
Fenton, Ben What does it mean to be fair? Why do we feel unfairness so strongly? What has happened to us today that we spend more time condemning each other's views than giving each other a fair hearing?
The idea of fairness is one of the most commonly-expressed concepts, yet nobody ever stops to think what it really means. We all simply take the word 'fair' for granted.
In this polemical guide to fairness, Ben Fenton explains the meaning of the word,...