Word: fairness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...experiences, Yates had never slept through a windstorm in such an exposed position not bivouaced on a rock. He had set off "anticipating part of a Mission Impossible chase scene with rangers hot on my trail. That aspect of the chase was all just a game. I would play fair if they caught me," he said, but added he didn't expect the plane, the helicopter, or the searchers...
...instance, the places in the U.S. where one can climb and no one would know or care greatly outnumber the regulated areas. Someone wanting to climb unimpeded could in any one of countless mountain ranges. At the same time, though, as Yates' case illustrates, it isn't fair that one can't climb solo in a particular area just because it happens to be nationally- or state-owned. Park land is land that the people have bought; they should be entitled to use it however they please provided they don't abuse it or anyone else...
Raiffa describes his area of research as "fair mediation"--ways to restructure the rules of bargaining to encourage truth-telling. He designs the games in his course as pedagogical tools that members of the class use to examine the practical options in bargaining situations. Students formulate strategies based on a thorough analysis of these options. The class also discusses ways in which restructuring the fundamental situation might inhibit lying...
...fact, all very pleasant for Giuseppe, who was scrupulously fair in dispensing his sexual generosity. No. 1 concubine became Mariannina, No. 2 her daughter Giuseppa, No. 3 Fortunata, No. 4 Margherita I, No. 5 Margherita II, No. 6 Lucia, No. 7 Mamma Carmela, No. 8 Angelika. Explained No. 2: "We all agreed. Each night, it was someone else's turn to sleep in the big bed with Giuseppe." Hers was Sunday. Scheduling was left to No. 1, who juggled Giuseppe's nocturnal appointments around illnesses and other exigencies. "There was no jealousy at all," said No. 2, ignoring...
...fiction has sent men and machines across whole galaxies, and through time in perhaps his most memorable single novel, The End of Eternity, refuses to board a plane. "Everybody has to worry about something," he muses. "Some people worry about sex. With me, it's jets." Which seems fair. After 200 books on every conceivable subject, it would be surprising to see Isaac Asimov up in the air about anything. As proof, an Asimov sampler...