Interdisciplinary perspectives on fairness, equity, and justice. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Meng Li, David P. Tracer, editors.
• Editors: Li, Meng; Tracer, David P
• Contents: An introduction and guide to the volume / David P. Tracer and Meng Li -- The neural basis of fairness / Peter Vavra, Jeroen van Baar, and Alan Sanfey -- The evolution of moral development / Mark Sheskin -- Public preferences about fairness and the ethics of allocating scarce medical interventions / Govind Persad -- Equality by principle, efficiency by practice : how policy description affects allocation preference / Meng Li and Jeff DeWitt -- Resource allocation decisions : when do we sacrifice efficiency in the name of equity? / Tom Gordon-Hecker, Shoham Choshen-Hillel, Shaul Shalvi, and Yoella Bereby-Meyer -- The logic and location of strong reciprocity : anthropological and philosophical considerations / Jordan Kiper and Richard Sosis -- Fairness in cultural context / Carolyn K. Lesorogol -- Justice preferences : an experimental economic study in Papua New Guinea / David P. Tracer -- Framing charitable solicitations in a behavioral experiment : cues derived from evolutionary theory of cooperation and economic anthropology / Shane A. Scaggs, Karen S. Fulk, Delaney Glass, and John P. Ziker. Contributors; Chapter 1: An Introduction and Guide to the Volume; Theoretical Considerations: Homo economicus and the Axiom of Selfishness; Beyond Selfishness: Fairness, Equity, and Justice; Why an Interdisciplinary Perspective?; Guide to the Volume; References; Chapter 2: The Neural Basis of Fairness; Introduction; Trading-Off Self-Interest Versus the Greater Good; Monitoring (Un)fairness: The Role of the Anterior Insula; Conflict Monitoring and Cognitive Control in Economic Games; Fairness as Reward; The Link Between Theory of Mind and Fairness. Influencing Fairness Using Neuropharmacology Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: The Evolution of Moral Development; The Evolution of Moral Development; Human Moral Psychology; The Evolution of Morality, Especially Fairness; The Development of Morality, Especially Fairness; Infant Social Evaluation; The Emergence of Costly Fairness Behavior; Proximate Mechanisms; Implications and Future Directions; Implications for Cross-Cultural Research; Implications for Nonhuman Research; Future Directions for the Development of Fairness; References. Chapter 4: Public Preferences About Fairness and the Ethics of Allocating Scarce Medical Interventions Introduction; Normative Versus Empirical Methodologies; Ethical Principles for Fairly Allocating Scarce Medical Resources; Public Attitudes Regarding the Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources; How Are Public Attitudes Relevant to Ethical Questions?; Public Attitudes as an Answer to the Normative Question: Relativism; Expert Attitudes as an Answer to the Normative Question: Scientism; Public Attitudes as an Entry Point for Moral Inquiry. How Are Public Attitudes Relevant to the Implementation of Allocation Systems? Public Preferences as Constraints on Justice; Public Attitudes as Constraints on Implementation: Public Reason; Public Preferences as Implementation Constraints: Real-World Implementability; How Ethics Can Inform Social-Scientific Research on Fairness; Qualitative Research and the Elucidation of Normative Justifications; Quantitative Research and Question Wording; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Equality by Principle, Efficiency by Practice: How Policy Description Affects Allocation Preference. Study 1: Recipient Age Study 1A: Prioritizing Young vs. Equality; Methods; Results; Study 1B: "Years-Left" Metric vs. Equality; Method; Results; Discussion; Study 2: Replication in Recipient Age; Study 2A; Methods; Results; Study 2B; Method; Results; Discussion; Study 3: Waiting Time; Method; Results ; Discussion; Study 4: The Role of Numbers; Methods; Results; Discussion; General Discussion; References; Chapter 6: Resource Allocation Decisions: When Do We Sacrifice Efficiency in the Name of Equity?; On Equity; Equity-Efficiency Conflict; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 170; Fairness; Equity; Justice; PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; PHILOSOPHY -- Social; Equity; Fairness; Justice; Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology; Behavioral/Experimental Economics; Public Policy; Anthropology; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319589930; 3319589938
• Related ISBNs: 9783319589923; 331958992X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 04, 2017).
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