The mutualistic fairness theory predicts political opponents would agree given full shared information.
Evidence
The mutualistic approach seems to predict that if enough information was presented and situations were construed the same way, political opponents would see eye to eye. This is an empirical question in need of an answer. — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 435
Categorization
- QUESTION: A testable prediction worth chasing: does the fairness-construal theory actually imply convergence between camps on issues like affirmative action? The empirical literature on motivated reasoning suggests otherwise.
- SEED: Article angle: what would it take to actually run this test, and what does the contra-evidence from identity politics say about the limits of the fairness-as-equilibrium model?
- XREF: connects to: Trusting values depend crucially on the information each party holds
Broader Connections
- Trusting values depend crucially on the information each party holds
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