If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich?
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If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? is a philosophical book by G. A. Cohen that critically examines the moral commitments of egalitarianism and the personal responsibilities of its affluent supporters.
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| If You're an Egalitarian, How Come You're So Rich? canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
relationship between justice and personal ethics
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responsibilities of affluent egalitarians ⓘ |
| argues |
egalitarians have personal duties to reduce inequality
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justice requires an egalitarian social ethos ⓘ |
| author |
G. A. Cohen
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Gerald Allan Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | G. A. Cohen's Gifford Lectures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes | inconsistency between egalitarian beliefs and personal lifestyle ⓘ |
| critiques | focus on institutions to the neglect of personal behavior ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780674006933 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiographical reflections
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essays on egalitarian justice ⓘ lectures on Marxism ⓘ |
| hasReception |
influential in debates on luck egalitarianism
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widely discussed in egalitarian theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Rawls
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Karl Marx ⓘ Marxist theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Marxism
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distributive justice ⓘ egalitarianism ⓘ luck egalitarianism ⓘ personal morality ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
demandingness of egalitarian morality
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distinction between ethos and coercive institutions ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvard University Press
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Verso Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | late 20th century political philosophy debates ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in social justice
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professional philosophers ⓘ students of political philosophy ⓘ |
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