Fairness in social norms, what distribution of resources, opportunities and treatment is acceptable and justified. Different cultures have different ideas about what’s fair. What seems obviously fair to one culture might seem completely unjust to another. In America Many Americans believe fairness means: “Everyone gets the same opportunity to compete, and whoever works hardest orContinue reading “Social Norms about What is Fair- What fairness means”
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Historical Cost of India’s Independence and British’s Extraction
India’s independence from British rule (1947) involved significant human and material costs across multiple dimensions. Human Cost The struggle for independence resulted in thousands of deaths throughout the independence movement. The most devastating period was around Partition in 1947, when communal violence between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs erupted. An estimated 200,000 to 2 million peopleContinue reading “Historical Cost of India’s Independence and British’s Extraction”
Meandering leads to perfection 