Inclusionism Core
Fairness
The perception that value, participation, opportunity, responsibility, and outcomes are being distributed in a legitimate manner.
This page presents the Inclusionism canon's treatment of Fairness. Inclusionism was developed by James Felton Keith and is published with the Keith Institute.
Definition
The perception that value, participation, opportunity, responsibility, and outcomes are being distributed in a legitimate manner.
Inclusionist Perspective
Fairness emerges from legitimacy.
Legitimacy emerges from agency.
Agency emerges from recognition.
Recognition emerges from value.
Value emerges through interaction.
Inclusionist Social Dynamic
Interaction
→ Value
→ Recognition
→ Agency
→ Legitimacy
→ Fairness
→ Belonging
Core Principle
Fairness is not a fixed distribution.
Fairness is the perceived legitimacy of a distribution.
Inclusionist Perspective
People disagree about what is fair.
They are more likely to agree about whether they have been recognized.
Fairness therefore depends upon systems that accurately recognize participation and value creation.
Fairness also requires judgments that remain consistent in their commitment to agency without pretending that every interaction has the same relationships, risks, or consequences. See Contextual Legitimacy and Relational Interpretation.
Relationships
Core Question
What makes participants believe a system is fair?