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    Rawls Egalitarianism English Paperback Kaufman Alexander

    9781108453035

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    Rawls's Egalitarianism English Paperback Kaufman Alexander

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    9781108453035

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
    • Genre: Political Science
    • ISBN: 9781108453035, 9781108453035
    • Pages: 283
    This is a new interpretation and analysis of John Rawls's leading theory of distributive justice, which also considers the responding egalitarian theories of scholars such as Richard Arneson, G. A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, Martha Nussbaum, John Roemer, and Amartya Sen. Rawls's theory, Kaufman argues, sets out a normative ideal of justice that incorporates an account of the structure and character of relations that are appropriate for members of society viewed as free and equal moral beings. Forging an approach distinct amongst contemporary theories of equality, Rawls offers an alternative to egalitarian justice methodologies that aim primarily to compensate victims for undeserved bad luck. For Rawls, the values that ground the most plausible account of egalitarianism are real equality of economic opportunity combined with the guarantee of a fair distribution of social goods. Kaufman's analysis will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of political theory and political philosophy, particularly those working on justice, and on the work of John Rawls.
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    • Cambridge University Press
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    • 15 mm
    Height
    • 230 mm
    Length
    • 152 mm
    Weight
    • 450 gr