@booklet {ullmann-margalit-c2011,
	title = {Considerateness},
	howpublished = {Discussion Papers},
	year = {2011},
	month = {7},
	publisher = {Iyyun, The Jerusalem Philosophical Quarterly 60 (July 2011): 205 {\textquotedblleft}244},
	abstract = {A stranger entering the store ahead of you may hold the door open so it does not slam in your~face, or your daughter may tidy up the kitchen when she realizes that you are very tired: both act~out of considerateness. In acting considerately one takes others into consideration. The~considerate act aims at contributing to the wellbeing of somebody else at a low cost to oneself.Focusing on the extreme poles of the spectrum of human relationships, I argue that considerateness~is the foundation upon which our relationships are to be organized in both the thin, anonymous~context of the public space and the thick, intimate context of the family.The first part of the paper, sections I {\textquotedblleft}III, explores the idea that considerateness is the minimum~that we owe to one another in the public space. By acting considerately toward strangers we show~respect to that which we share as people, namely, to our common humanity. The second part,~sections IV {\textquotedblleft}VIII, explores the idea that the family is constituted on a foundation of~considerateness. Referring to the particular distribution of domestic burdens and benefits adopted~by each family as its family deal,  I argue that the considerate family deal embodies a distinct,~family-oriented notion of fairness.The third part, sections IX {\textquotedblleft}XV, takes up the notion of family fairness, contrasting it with~justice. In particular I take issue with Susan Okin{\textquoteright}s notion of the just family. Driving a wedge~between justice and fairness, I propose an idea of family fairness that is partial and sympathetic~rather than impartial and empathic, particular and internal rather than generalizable, and based~on ongoing comparisons of preferences among family members. I conclude by characterizing the good~family as the not-unjust family that is considerate and fair.},
	url = {/files/dp584.pdf},
	author = {Edna Ullmann-Margalit}
}
