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."--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:1 online resource (xvii, 430 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780674029651, 0674029658
DOI:10.4159/9780674029651
oclc:ocn443273320
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

A theory of justice (Rawls) Communism Distributieve rechtvaardigheid Distributive justice Equality Free enterprise Gelijkheid Gleichheit Inégalité sociale Justice distributive Justice sociale Liberalism Libéralisme Marxism Marxisme PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy Politische Philosophie Rawls, John Rechtvaardigheid Social justice