On the currency of egalitarian justice, and other essays in political philosophy
Cohen, G A 1941-2009.
On the currency of egalitarian justice, and other essays in political philosophy - Princeton Princeton University Press 2011 - xi,268p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261)and index.
On the currency of egalitarian justice -- Equality of what? On welfare, goods, and capabilities -- Sen on capability, freedom, and control -- Expensive taste rides again -- Luck and equality -- Fairness and legitimacy in justice, and: does option luck ever preserve justice? -- Capitalism, freedom, and the proletariat -- Freedom and money -- Mind the gap -- Back to socialist basics -- How to do political philosophy -- Rescuing justice from constructivism and equality from the basic structure restriction.
This is a posthumous collection of essays in political philosophy by G.A. Cohen. Part I asks what egalitarians have most reason to equalize. Part II considers the relationship between freedom and property. Part III reflects upon ideal theory and political practice.
9780691148717
2010020742
GBB0A7612 bnb GBB0A7612 dnb
015644226 Uk
Equality.
Capitalism.
Distributive justice.
Social justice.
Communism.
Political science--Philosophy.
306.342 / CO-O
On the currency of egalitarian justice, and other essays in political philosophy - Princeton Princeton University Press 2011 - xi,268p. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-261)and index.
On the currency of egalitarian justice -- Equality of what? On welfare, goods, and capabilities -- Sen on capability, freedom, and control -- Expensive taste rides again -- Luck and equality -- Fairness and legitimacy in justice, and: does option luck ever preserve justice? -- Capitalism, freedom, and the proletariat -- Freedom and money -- Mind the gap -- Back to socialist basics -- How to do political philosophy -- Rescuing justice from constructivism and equality from the basic structure restriction.
This is a posthumous collection of essays in political philosophy by G.A. Cohen. Part I asks what egalitarians have most reason to equalize. Part II considers the relationship between freedom and property. Part III reflects upon ideal theory and political practice.
9780691148717
2010020742
GBB0A7612 bnb GBB0A7612 dnb
015644226 Uk
Equality.
Capitalism.
Distributive justice.
Social justice.
Communism.
Political science--Philosophy.
306.342 / CO-O