Reassessing Egalitarianism [electronic resource] /
Moss, J.author.
Through an analysis of the different dimensions of equality, this book provides a critical introduction to recent philosophical work on egalitarianism, discussing the central questions associated with each of the major debates about egalitarian justice.
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Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The value of equality; Equality of what?; Equality and responsibility; Global egalitarianism; Scope and focus; 1 The Value of Equality; 1.1 Introduction; The importance of equality; 1.2 Equality as intrinsically valuable; 1.3 Equality and sufficiency; Scarcity; Thresholds; 1.4 Prioritarianism; Leveling down; 1.5 Egalitarian responses; Pluralism; Fairness; 1.6 Valuing equality; 1.7 Conclusion; 2 Equality of What?; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Equality of welfare; Actual preferences; Success theories; Responses
2.3 Equality of resourcesRawls and primary goods; Criticisms of Rawls's account of primary goods; 2.4 Dworkin: auctioning resources; Insurance and endowment insensitivity: luck and handicaps; Dworkin's equality of resources: preferences and the market; Dworkin on the market and the role of preferences; 2.5 Capabilities; Sen and capabilities; Nussbaum and capabilities; 2.6 Assessment of the capability approach; Freedom; Selection and weighting; Hard cases, heterogeneity, and disrespect; 2.7 Conclusion; 3 Egalitarianism and Responsibility; 3.1 Introduction; Different kinds of responsibilities
Two roles for equality: Rawls and the luck egalitarians3.2 Motivating luck egalitarianism; The harshness objection and lack of respect; Limiting the role of chance and choice; 3.3 Relational egalitarianism; Equality as equal standing; 3.4 Luck egalitarian responses; 3.5 Conclusion: assessing the debate; 4 Global Egalitarianism; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Justice as association: the basic structure; 4.3 Assessing the cooperation/reciprocity argument; Reciprocity; Pervasive impact; Coercion; 4.4 Moral personality; Moral persons; 4.5 Equality of natural resources; 4.6 Equality and the carbon budget
The atmosphere and equal sharesAssessing the equal per capita approach; 4.7 Conclusion; Conclusion: Assessing the Prospects for Egalitarianism; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through an analysis of the different dimensions of equality, this book provides a critical introduction to recent philosophical work on egalitarianism, discussing the central questions associated with each of the major debates about egalitarian justice.
Political philosophy.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Political theory.
Political science.
World politics.
Political Philosophy.
Social Philosophy.
Political Theory.
Political Science.
Political History.