Luck Egalitarianism: Equality, Responsibility, and Justice

Carl Knight

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2009

Luck Egalitarianism

Equality, Responsibility, and Justice

Carl Knight

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748641376

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About this book

How should we decide which inequalities between people are justified, and which are unjustified?

One answer is that such inequalities are only justified where there is a corresponding variation in responsible action or choice on the part of the persons concerned. This view, which has become known as 'luck egalitarianism', has come to occupy a central place in recent debates about distributive justice. This book is the first full length treatment of this significant development in contemporary political philosophy.Each of its three parts addresses a key question concerning the theory. Which version of luck egalitarian comes closest to realizing luck egalitarian objectives? Does luck egalitarianism succeed as a view of egalitarian justice? And is it sound as an account of distributive justice in general?

The book provides a distinctive answer to each of these questions, along the way engaging with the leading theorists identified in the literature as luck egalitarians, such as Richard Arneson, G. A. Cohen, and Ronald Dworkin, as well as the most influential critics, including Elizabeth Anderson, Marc Fleurbaey, Susan Hurley, Samuel Scheffler, and Jonathan Wolff.

Key Features

Presents a critical survey of already classic debates about responsibility, equality and justice
Provides a sustained engagement with luck egalitarianism's critics
Stakes a distinctive position on the key questions regarding luck egalitarianism

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	iv
Introduction: Equality, Responsibility, and Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1 Luck Egalitarianisms
1. Equality of Resources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
2. Equal Opportunity for Welfare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
PART 2 Luck Egalitarianism as an Account of Equality
3. Substantive Equality Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	89
4. Insult and Injury Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
PART 3 Luck Egalitarianism as an Account of Justice
5. Responsibilitarianism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
6. The Components of Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Conclusion: A More Efficient Luck Egalitarianism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: Politics

eBook

Published: July 10, 2009
ISBN: 9780748641376