Fairness/Justice Part 4 Due 12-06-07

What are the benefits of being a fair person?

How do you benefit from the fairness of others?

Think of a time when you've taken unfair advantage of a person or a situation, or when someone has taken unfair advantage of you. Describe it.

What was unfair about it?

How did it make you feel?

What did you learn from the experience?

How is fairness related to having respect for others?

How is it related to honesty?

How is it related to being reliable?

How is it related to being a good citizen?

Describe an unfair situation in your community and what you think should be done about it.

Fairness/Justice Part 3 Due 12-05-07

What if being fair to others means sacrificing something important of your own, like time, money, or even your job? How can you determine what's fair when you have to choose between yourself and others?




How should you treat people who are not fair with you?




What do you think Aristotle meant when he said, "All virtue is summed up in dealing justly"? Do you agree with him?




What does being fair have to do with the quality of your character?

Fairness/Justice Part 2 Due 12-04-07

Is it possible to be fair without considering everyone who will be affected by your decision?


Give an example.


What does intolerance have to do with unfairness?


Most people think fairness requires us to treat people equally.


What does it mean to treat people equally?


Give examples of equal and unequal treatment.


Can you think of a situation in which it might be right to give someone a special advantage?


Are there ever good reasons to give unequal consequences for the same offense?

Fairness/Justice Part 1 Due 12-03-07

Agree or disagree: It's an unfair world, and nothing I do is going to change that.


How do you know when something is unfair?


What does treating people fairly mean?


Does fairness mean everyone gets the same amount, like an equal piece of a chocolate bar?


Does fairness mean enforcing the rules for everyone, even if it means losing a game?


Is it possible to treat everyone fairly?


What does it mean to be open-minded?


What does it mean to be impartial?


What do these things have to do with fairness?