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Feather, Norman Thomas was born on July 27, 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Thomas William and Lilian (England) Feather.
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When we say that a person deserves a positive or negative outcome, we are making a judgment that is influenced by a number ofvariables. We would certainly take into account whether the person was resp- siblefortheoutcomeorwhethertheoutcomecouldbeattributedtoother sources. We would also consider whether the actions that led to the positive or negative outcome were actions that we would value or - tionsthatwouldmeetwithourdisapproval.Wemightalsobeinfluenced by the person’s own positive or negative characteristics, by ourkno- edgeofwhatkinds ofgroups orsocialcategoriesthepersonbelongedto, and by whether we like or dislike the person. Information about these differentvariableshastobe consideredandintegratedin someway, and our judgment of deservingness follows that psychological process, a process that involves the cognitive-affective system. Values, Achievements, and Justice is about deservingness and about the variables that affect the judgments we make. I use the term “dese- ingness” although I could equally have referred to “deservedness” or “desert.” The terms are all virtually equivalent in meaning, although dictionaries may separate them by using fine distinctions. I assume that the sorts of variables I have just described will affect ourjudgments of deservingness, and I further assume that a judgment of deservingness is most likely to occur when these variables fit together in a consistent, harmonious, and balanced way.
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(When we say that a person deserves a positive or negative...)
When we say that a person deserves a positive or negative outcome, we are making a judgment that is influenced by a number ofvariables. We would certainly take into account whether the person was resp- siblefortheoutcomeorwhethertheoutcomecouldbeattributedtoother sources. We would also consider whether the actions that led to the positive or negative outcome were actions that we would value or - tionsthatwouldmeetwithourdisapproval.Wemightalsobeinfluenced by the person’s own positive or negative characteristics, by ourkno- edgeofwhatkinds ofgroups orsocialcategoriesthepersonbelongedto, and by whether we like or dislike the person. Information about these differentvariableshastobe consideredandintegratedin someway, and our judgment of deservingness follows that psychological process, a process that involves the cognitive-affective system. Values, Achievements, and Justice is about deservingness and about the variables that affect the judgments we make. I use the term “dese- ingness” although I could equally have referred to “deservedness” or “desert.” The terms are all virtually equivalent in meaning, although dictionaries may separate them by using fine distinctions. I assume that the sorts of variables I have just described will affect ourjudgments of deservingness, and I further assume that a judgment of deservingness is most likely to occur when these variables fit together in a consistent, harmonious, and balanced way.
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Feather, Norman Thomas was born on July 27, 1930 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Thomas William and Lilian (England) Feather.
Bachelor, University Sydney, Armidale, Australia, 1951. Diploma in education, University Sydney, Armidale, Australia, 1952. Master of Arts with honors, University New England, Armidale, Australia, 1958.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1960.
From lecturer to associate professor University New England, Armidale, 1952-1967. Foundation professor psychology The Flinders University South Australia, Adelaide, 1968-2000. Professor emeritus, since 2000.
Visiting professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1962, 67, Harvard University, 1974. Delegate in humanities and social science to China as guest of Chinese Government, 1980.
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(When we say that a person deserves a positive or negative...)
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Fellow Australian Psychological Society (president 1978-1979, Distinguished Science Contribution award 1999), Academy Social Sciences in Australia, Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues, Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Married Daryl Raynes (deceased). Children: Mark, William, Norman.