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Combining research from the social sciences, hard sciences, and the humanities, this accessible cross-disciplinary book offers fascinating insights into a key component of human nature and society. What do the Arab Spring, the Robin Hood legend, Occupy Wall Street, and the American taxpayer reaction to the $182 billion bailout of AIG have in common' All are rooted in a deeply ingrained sense of fairness. But where does this universal instinct come from' This is the driving question at the heart of L. Sun's The Fairness Instinct. Thinkers from Aristotle to Kant, from Augustine to John Rawls, and religions from Christianity to Confucianism, have offered great insight into the nature and origins of this basic human desire for fairness. Based on the most recent scientific discoveries in behavioral genetics, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, economics, and evolution, Sun argues that the origins of the fairness instinct cannot be found exclusively in the philosophical, social, and political perspectives to which we so often turn; rather, they can be traced to something much deeper in our biological makeup. Taking as his starting point Frans De Waal's seminal study showing that Capu

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Author

L. Sun; Lixing Sun

Publisher

Prometheus Books, Publishers

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781616148485

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Psychology

Rating

3 / 5 (3 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14