Justice and self-interest : two fundamental motives /
"This volume argues that the commitment to justice is a fundamental motive and that it sometimes takes priority over self-interest"--
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011
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Table of Contents:
- Contesting the primacy of self-interest
- Why does justice matter?: the development of a personal contract
- Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction
- Explaining the myth of self-interest
- Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice
- How people assess deservingness and justice: the role of social norms
- Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model
- Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world
- Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy'
- Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them
- Machine generated contents note: 1. Contesting the primacy of self-interest; 2. Why does justice matter? the development of a personal contract; 3. Commitment to justice: the initial primary automatic reaction; 4. Explaining the myth of self-interest; 5. Defining the justice motive: re-integrating procedural and distributive justice; 6. How people assess deserving and justice: the role of social norms; 7. Integrating justice and self-interest: a tentative model; 8. Maintaining the commitment to justice in a complex world; 9. Bringing it closer to home: justice in another 'American tragedy'; 10. Emotional aftereffects: some negative consequences and thoughts on how to avoid them