Rescuing justice and equality

by Cohen, G. A., (Gerald Allan)

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Title Statements

Full title :Rescuing justice and equality / G.A. Cohen.

Summary

"In this work of political philosophy, acclaimed philosopher G.A. Cohen sets out to rescue the egalitarian thesis that, in a society in which distributive justice prevails, people's material prospects are roughly equal. Arguing against the Rawlsian version of a just society, Cohen demonstrates that distributive justice does not tolerate the "deep inequality" that Rawls is prepared to countenance." "In the course of providing a sophisticated and far-reaching critique of Rawls's theory of justice, Cohen argues that questions of distributive justice arise not only for the state but also for people in their daily lives. The right rules for the macro scale of public institutions and policies also apply, with suitable adjustments, to the micro level of individual decision-making"--Book jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harvard University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 430 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674030763, 0674030761
oclc:ocn191732296
LC Classification:HM821
Dewey Decimal:305.01

I. Rescuing equality from-- -- Incentives argument -- Pareto argument -- Basic structure objection -- Difference principle -- Freedom objection -- II. Rescuing justice from-- -- Facts -- Constructivism -- Publicity argument -- General Appendix: Replies to critics.

Subjects

89.06 political philosophy A theory of justice (Rawls) Communism Distributive justice Equality Gleichheit Justice Justice sociale Politische Philosophie Rawls, John Social justice Social Justice Social rättvisa Soziale Gerechtigkeit Theory of justice (Rawls, John) Verteilungsgerechtigkeit