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245 00 $aDistributive justice and access to advantage :$bG. A. Cohen's egalitarianism /$cedited by Alexander Kaufman.
264 1 $aCambridge, United Kingdom :$bCambridge University Press,$c2015.
300 $aviii, 277 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
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520 $a"G. A. Cohen was one of the world's leading political theorists. He was noted, in particular, for his contributions to the literature of egalitarian justice. Cohen's classic writings offer one of the most influential responses to the currency of the egalitarian justice question - the question, that is, of whether egalitarians should seek to equalize welfare, resources, opportunity, or some other indicator of well-being. Underlying Cohen's argument is the intuition that the purpose of egalitarianism is to eliminate disadvantage for which it is inappropriate to hold the person responsible. His argument therefore focuses on the appropriate role of considerations regarding responsibility in egalitarian judgment. This volume comprises chapters by major scholars addressing and responding both to Cohen's account of the currency of egalitarian justice and its practical implications and to Cohen's arguments regarding the appropriate form of justificatory arguments about justice"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aPart I. Justice and Justification -- The fundamental disagreement between luck egalitarians and relational egalitarians -- Justice, interpersonal morality, and luck egalitarianism -- The egalitarian ethos as a social mechanism -- Justice and the crooked wood of human nature -- Facts, principles, and the third man -- Part II. Justice and Equality -- Equality and freedom: Cohen's critique of Sen -- The incoherence of luck egalitarianism -- What is the point of egalitarian social relationships? -- Basic equality and the currency of egalitarian justice -- Part III. Equality and Society -- Why not capitalism? -- The labor theory of justice -- Rescuing justice and equality from libertarianism.
600 10 $aCohen, G. A.$q(Gerald Allan),$d1941-2009.
600 17 $aCohen, Gerald A.,$d1941-2009.$0(DE-588)119114887$2gnd
650 0 $aDistributive justice.
650 0 $aEquality.
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aVerteilungsgerechtigkeit.$0(DE-588)4127097-6$2gnd
650 7 $aEgalitarismus.$0(DE-588)4151082-3$2gnd
700 1 $aKaufman, Alexander,$d1958-$eeditor.
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