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.

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Equality.
Capitalism.
Distributive justice.
Social justice.
Communism.
Political science--Philosophy.

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