Rescuing Justice and Equality / Cohen, G. A.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen, G. A. (Gerald Allan), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social justice.

Communism.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.

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 . . .

1 THE INCENTIVES ARGUMENT

2 THE PARETO ARGUMENT

3 THE BASIC STRUCTURE OBJECTION

4 THE DIFFERENCE PRINCIPLE

5 THE FREEDOM OBJECTION

II RESCUING JUSTICE FROM . . .

6 THE FACTS

7 CONSTRUCTIVISM

8 THE PUBLICITY ARGUMENT

GENERAL APPENDIX: REPLIES TO CRITICS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CREDITS

NAME INDEX

SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 30, 2022).

Includes bibliography and indexes.

ISBN:

0-674-26271-9