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Peter Corning, Ph.D.

Peter Corning, Ph.D.

Peter Corning, Ph.D., taught in the Human Biology Program at Stanford University for many years and is the long-time director of the Institute for the Study of Complex Systems. He is the author of several recent books, including The Fair Society: The Science of Human Nature and the Pursuit of Social Justice, as well as more than 150 professional journal articles in the biological and social sciences, and he is widely known for his work on the role of synergy as a causal agency in evolution.

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The Fair Society

 

“Life is unfair,” but we have the power to change things for the better.  In light of the multidisciplinary research on fairness, I define the term in a new way, and I argue that both capitalism and socialism fail the fairness test.  I call for a new social contract based on balancing three complementary fairness principles: equality, equity (or merit), and reciprocity, and I propose a set of transformative reforms that would move us toward the ideal of a fair society.

 

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