Rescuing justice and equality / G.A. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, G. A. (Gerald Allan), 1941-2009.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Social justice.

Communism.

Physical Description:

xvii, 430 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this work of political philosophy, Cohen sets out to rescue the egalitarian thesis that in a society where 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 deep inequality.

Contents:

Frontmatter

SHORT TABLE OF CONTENTS

LONG TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

I RESCUING EQUALITY FROM ...

II RESCUING JUSTICE FROM . . .

GENERAL APPENDIX: REPLIES TO CRITICS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CREDITS

NAME INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-421) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780674029651

0674029658

OCLC:

1049683209