Does Fairness Translate?: An Economist and a Linguist Delve into the Cross-Cultural Variations of What We Consider "Fair"
“Did you know that fair is one-to-one untranslatable into any other language–that it is distinctly Anglo in origin? And a relatively new word at that? (Late 18th century, actually–the industrial revolution apparently also vastly enhanced our capacity to complain.) But the twisted history of “fair” is even more interesting than that…”
Fascinating!
