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Fairness

Definition

  • allowing your competition to have the same conditions
  • fairness is not a virtue if the contest is not optional or is a matter of survival
  • the rights and obligations deriving from being member of a defined identity: for example being an olimpic athlete gives you the right to demand that others do not interfere with your performance

Differences between Justice and Fairness

DimensionJusticeFairness
Integrity: that all that can be considered is consideredGuaranteedGuaranteed only for one quality/facet
Identity: inherited or assumedAlmost IndependentDependent
1 Quality/FacetInsufficientSufficient
TimeIndependentMostly Dependent
SpaceIndependentMostly Dependent
ApplicationApplied as a wholeApplied for each Quality/Facet

Other Connections

  • Fairness is to Justice what Admiration is to Love:
    • Admiration is concerned with only one quality/facet, Love is about all