tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177765367520062599.post261700378527466172..comments2023-08-05T08:42:15.402-07:00Comments on Social Problems Are Like Maths: Will Hutton & the Quest for FairnessAveekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210986823171843460noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177765367520062599.post-90734833244777094132010-08-06T03:46:59.418-07:002010-08-06T03:46:59.418-07:00Somewhat ill-formed response: even if determinism ...Somewhat ill-formed response: even if determinism were true and its problematic consequences followed (i.e. no-one was morally responsible in the traditional sense), couldn't we still have a well-functioning sense of fairness as impartiality? <br /><br />You say "Hutton is charged with making the rules, and in particular with making a fair set of rules", but isn't he (rightly or wrongly) making those 'fair' rules so they're largely in accordance with our societal conceptions of what constitute relevant differences in different contexts, not constructing them a priori from fairness as justice? In other words, we can go partially relativist to avoid the problem...<br /><br />You might respond that this leaves us open to the stupidity/racism of the majority, and I'm not sure I have a good answer at this point, though perhaps it can be avoided through frustratingly slow inter-generational change in values through education, and political action leading public opinion?<br /><br />AlexAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112170565769149050noreply@blogger.com