Luck egalitarianism : equality, responsibility, and justice / Carl Knight.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knight, Carl.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Distributive justice.

Social contract.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

v, 250 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2009]

Summary:

One answer is that such inequalities are only justified where there is a corresponding variation is 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. Carl Knight's 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 of 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.

Contents:

Part 1 Luck Egalitarianisms

1 Equality of Resources 13

2 Equal Opportunity for Welfare 44

Part 2 Luck Egalitarianism as an Account of Equality

3 Substantive Equaltiy 89

4 Insult and Injury 122

Part 3 Luck Egalitarianism as an Account of Justice

5 Responsibilitarianism 169

6 The Components of Justice 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-245) and index.

ISBN:

9780748638697

0748638695

OCLC:

286520566